Addition Word Problems

A

100

Andy bought 5 candy bars. He bought 2 gummy bears too. What is the total number of sweets?

7 sweets

200

I need 1 coin for a coke and 8 coins for a movie ticket. How many coins do I need in all?

9 coins

300

Pam drank 2 glasses of lemonade and 6 glasses of water the whole day. How many glasses of liquid did she drink?

8 glasses of liquid

400

Billy cut out 5 big valentine hearts. He also cut out 5 small valentine hearts. How many hearts did he cut out?

10 hearts

500

Two dogs were walking down the street. Three dogs joined them. How many dogs are there now?

5 dogs

B

100

There were three cats in the alley. There were two dogs behind the trash cans. How many animals altogether?

5 animals

200

Paolo brought 5 shirts. Kevin brought 7 shirts. How many shirts are there in all?

12 shirts

300

Kaye has 4 cats. Then she adopts 9 more. How many cats does she have now?

13 cats

400

Ms. Tan has 14 plants inside her house. She buys 2 more plants. How many plants are there in all?

16 plants

500

Haley has 12 toys. Troy has 8 toys. How many toys do they have in all?

20 toys

C

100

7 apples and 13 oranges are in a bag. How many fruits are in the bag?

20 pieces of fruits

200

15 cents was in the piggy bank. She got 2 cents more. How much money in all?

17 cents

300

Stacy had 3 dogs. She had 2 cats. How many in all?

What is 5 animals

400

Katy has 8 red balloons and 7 blue balloons. How many balloons does she have in all?

What is 15 balloons

500

Mr. James spent 5 pesos on a cheeseburger and 3 pesos on a chocolate shake. How much money was spent?

8 pesos

D

100

There were 10 bugs under a log. 3 more bugs joined them. How many bugs were there altogether?

13 bugs

200

Mrs. Parker bought 4 bananas and 8 oranges. How many fruits did she buy?

12 fruits

300

Mr. Hellman sharpened 6 pencils. Mrs. Smith sharpened 3 pencils. How many pencils did the two teachers sharpen in all?

9 pencils

400

Mrs. Self ate 3 m&m's plus 8 skittles. How many did she eat?

10

500

Nica read 8 books last year and 3 books this year. How many did she read in both years?

11 books

E

100

There were 5 cookies and 4 brownies on the table. How many desserts were on the table?

9 desserts

200

There were 12 cows in the field. 3 horses joined them. How many cows and horses were in the field?

15

300

Trish makes 7 Minecraft buildings, then she makes 2 more. How many has she made?

9 buildings

400

Luke and Landen got 11 pieces of candy. Kaylie, their babysitter, got 3 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy are there in all?

14 pieces of candy

500

Mrs. Santos gave 12 bags to her students. Mr. Sy gave 5 more. How many bags did they give in all?

17 bags