Addition Word Problems
Naz and Aymah are having a picnic. Naz brings 35 chicken nuggets and Aymah brings 20 crackers. How many snacks do they bring in all to the picnic?
55 snacks
Gavin has 65 stamps. He gives 32 of them to Matt. How many stamps does Gavin have left?
33 stamps.
Ricardo has 50 pieces of candy. He gives 10 pieces to Zara and 10 pieces to Abby. How much candy does Ricardo have left?
30 pieces
88 - 33
55
12 + 16
28
Haidee and Margie are going to the store to buy stuff for a party. Haidee buys 33 cups and Margie buys 21 bags of chips. How much do they have in all for their party?
54 items
Marv is making cookies. He makes 48 cookies. He gives 24 of them away to Sid. How many cookies does he have left?
24 cookies
DJ baked 25 cupcakes in the morning. He baked 10 more that afternoon. 20 cupcakes were eaten at his party. How many cupcakes are left?
15 cupcakes
54 - 11
43
34 + 19
53
Jada and AJ are collecting marbles. Jada has 48 and AJ has 50. How many marbles do they have in all?
98 marbles
Meena and Harly are comparing how many crayons they have. Meena has 52 crayons. Harly has 46 crayons. How many more crayons does Meena have than Harly?
6 crayons
Madison picked 40 roses and 35 sunflowers. On her way home, she dropped 25 flowers. How many flowers does she still have?
50 flowers
20 - 16
4
67 + 23
90
Luke K., Fernanda, and Nick have some paper. Luke has 27 pieces of paper, Fernanda has 34 pieces of paper and Nick has 38 pieces of paper. How many do they have in all?
99 pieces of paper
Alvin has 78 buttons. If Alvin gives 43 buttons to his friend Amy, how many does Alvin have left?
35 buttons
Ryan is sorting through books in the library. There are 50 books on animals and 45 books on plants. Sally comes in and takes 40 of the books. How many books are left?
55 books
37 - 19
18
77 + 64
141
Kris, Nat, and Maria are saving their money to buy a new toy. Kris has $20, Nat has $23, and Maria has $25. How much do the kids have saved up total?
$68
Max has 83 stickers. He gives 38 stickers to his friend Ben then he uses 19 for an art project. How many stickers does Max have left?
26 stickers
Mark counted 75 balls on the playground. 20 were soccer balls and 30 were basketballs. The rest were tennis balls. How many were tennis balls?
25 tennis balls
93 - 68
25
99 + 88
187