Addition Word Problems
Mia has 6 apples. She buys 7 more. How many apples does she have?
6 + 7 = 13
There are 9 balloons. 4 balloons pop. How many balloons are left?
9 − 4 = 5
7 + 5
12
12 − 4
8
On Monday, 5 cats were playing outside, and on Tuesday, 7 cats joined them. Which number sentence shows how many cats were playing in total?
A. 7 − 5 = 2
B. 5 + 7 = 12
C. 7, 5
D. 5 × 7 = 35
B. 5 + 7 = 12
There are 12 kids on the swings and 5 kids on the slide. How many kids are playing?
12 + 5 = 17
Liam has 25 stickers. He gives 5 to his friend. How many stickers does he have now?
25 − 5 = 20
4 + 8
12
15 − 5
10
Liam has 12 pencils. He gives 4 pencils to his friend. Which number sentence shows how many pencils Liam has left?
A. 12 − 4 = 8
B. 4 − 12 = 8
C. 12 + 4 = 16
D. 12 × 4 = 48
A. 12 − 4 = 8
A farmer has 21 cows and 13 chickens. How many animals are there in all?
21 + 13 = 34
A farmer had 34 sheep. He sold 12. How many sheep are left?
34 − 12 = 22
9 + 6
15
9 − 6
3
A basket has 6 red apples and 9 green apples. Which number sentence shows the total number of apples?
A. 6 × 9 = 54
B. 9 − 6 = 3
C. 6 + 9 = 15
D. 6, 9
C. 6 + 9 = 15
Noah read 24 pages on Monday and 32 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did he read in all?
24 + 32 = 56
There are 62 chairs in the gym. 21 are being used. How many chairs are empty?
62 − 21 = 41
9 + 2
11
14 − 7
7
There are 15 birds in a tree. 7 fly away. Which number sentence shows how many birds are left in the tree?
A. 15 − 7 = 8
B. 7 + 15 = 22
C. 7 − 15 = 8
D. 15 × 7 = 105
A. 15 − 7 = 8
Sarah has 45 stickers. She gets 12 more from her friend. How many stickers does she have now?
45 + 12 = 57
The library has 84 books. Students check out 33. How many books are still in the library?
84 − 33 = 51
5 + 7
12
10 − 3
7
Sally has 8 balloons. Her friend gives her 5 more. Which number sentence shows how many balloons Sally has now?
A. 8 + 5 = 13
B. 8 − 5 = 3
C. 5 − 8 = 3
D. 8 × 5 = 40
A. 8 + 5 = 13