Addition Word Problems
A shoe company sold 128 pairs the first month and then 117 the next month. How many shoes did they sell in both months combined?
245 pairs of shoes.
A caterpillar climbed 22 inches up a tree, then slipped and fell back down 8 inches. How high did it climb?
14 inches
There are 9 in Mrs. Lee’s class. Mrs. Lee will give each of her students 5 pencils on the first day of school. How many total pencils will Mrs. Lee give out on the first day of school?
45 pencils on the first day
49 Cars were parked in a parking garage with 7 floors. How many cars are parked on each floor?
7 cars are parked on each floor!
Tom brought 45 ears of corn to the market to sell, and Jerry brought 97 ears of corn. How many ears of corn were brought to the market in total?
142 ears of corns!
In sign language club Ella learned 47 new words. But she forgot to practice and cant remember 18 of them. How many words can Ella remember?
29 words.
A bag of Goldfish contains 6 servings. Each serving includes 8 Goldfish crackers. How many Goldfish Crackers are in all of the bags combined?
48 Goldfish Crackers
32 kilograms of flour were packed in sacks that can hold 4 kilograms each. How many sacks were packed?
8 sacks full of flour!
In April a bookstore owner purchased 715 books for his store. In May he ordered the same amount again. How many books did he buy across both of those months?
1,430 books
Ally baked 430 mini-muffins for her friends. Her family ate 123 of them when she was not looking. After yelling at her Family, how many muffins does Ally have left?
307 muffins
Justin had 4 math worksheets for homework this week. Each worksheet had 9 problems on it. How many questions did Justin have to answer?
Justin had to answer 36 math problems.
Sally needs 9 plates at each table. If Sally has 72 plates, how many tables can she set?
8 tables
For her birthday, Camille received $100 from her grandparents, $50 from her parents, and $25 from her aunt. How much money did Camille receive for her birthday?
$175
Monica has 34 cents. He spent 25 cents on gum. How much money does he have now?
9 cents
Trina bought 3 bags of Starburst. There are 7 Starburst in each bag. How many starbursts does Trina have?
21 starbursts
Luis bought 30 cookies. If he wants to give 6 friends some cookies, how many will each friend get?
5 cookies
Mrs. Kemen has 2 apple trees. In the falls 1 tree had 395 apples on it, and the other tree had 673 apples on it. How many apples does Mrs. Kemen have altogether?
1,068 apples
There are 248 fourth graders at Vista Heights Elementary School. 136 fourth graders are girls. How many fourth grade boys are at Vista Heights Elementary School?
There are 112 fourth grade boys.
Last week, Jenna worked 8 hours. She earned $8 per hour. How much more money did Jenna earn last week?
Jenna earned $64.
42 books were donated to Rainier View Elementary. If 7 rooms got the books equally, how many books did each room get?
each room got 6 books!