Addition Word Problems
Kamayah has 7 bracelets. She gets 4 more for her birthday. How many does she have now?
11 bracelets
Shanelle brings 8 lollipops to school. She gives away 6. How many does she have left?
2 lollipops
Jade has some lip gloss. Her Mom buys her 3 more for her birthday and now she has 10. How many did Jade have to start?
7 lip glosses
There are 5 first graders playing basketball, 4 playing soccer, and 6 playing tag. How many first graders in all?
15 first graders
Antoine has 12 cookies. He shares some with Jeriah and has 8 left. How many cookies did Antoine share? Choose the correct equation.
A. 12 - ? = 8
B. 12 + 8 = ?
C. ? - 8 = 12
A. 12 - ? = 8
Kenneth and Austin collect 5 rocks in the morning and some more in the afternoon. Now they have 13 rocks. How many did they collect in the afternoon?
8 rocks
Ms. Hibler has 12 carrots. Mrs. Rivera has 5 less carrots than Ms. Hibler. How many carrots does Mrs. Rivera have?
7 carrots
Egypt has 10 chocolates. Marquise has 2 more chocolates than Egypt. How many chocolates does Marquise have?
12 chocolates
Mrs. Schultz has 6 spinach plants, 3 lettuce plants, and 2 tomato plants in her garden. How many total plants are in her garden. Draw a picture and solve.
11 plants
Mackenzie has 10 beads to make a necklace. She buys 7 more beads. How many beads can she use on her necklace? Choose the correct equation:
A. 10 - 7 = ?
B. ? + 7 = 10
C. 10 + 7 = ?
C. 10 + 7 = ?
Morgan scores 10 points in the 1st quarter of the soccer game and some more in the 2nd. She scores 20 points in the game. How many points did she score in the 2nd quarter? Write an equation, draw a picture, and solve.
10 + ? = 20
10 points
There are some birds in a tree. 4 fly away and there are 5 left in the tree. How many birds were there to start? Write an equation, draw a picture, and solve
? - 4 = 5
9 birds (Picture shows the 4 that flew away and 5 left in the tree)
There are some squirrels in the park. 8 run away when a dog comes through. Now there are 8 squirrels left. How many squirrels were there to start? Write an equation, draw a picture, and solve.
? - 8 = 8
16 squirrels
Picture should show 8 that ran away and 8 in the park
Serenity earns 4 Eagle tickets, Kirby earns 4, and Evie earns 6. How many Eagle tickets does the yellow color club earn in all? Write an equation, draw a picture, and solve.
4 + 4 + 6 = ?
14 Eagle tickets
Olivia buys some new sparkly pencils. She shares 8 with her friends and has 9 left. How many pencils did Olivia buy? Choose the correct equation, then solve:
A. 9 - ? = 8
B. ? - 8 = 9
C. ? + 8 = 9
B. ? - 8 = 9
17 pencils