Addition Word Problems
2 bats fly into the cave. 5 more join. How many are in the cave?
I have 2 scoops of ice cream. I eat one. How many scoops of ice cream do I have left?
2 - 1 = 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ___, 7, 8
6
4 + 4 =
8
seven
7
7 kids climb the playground. 2 more join. How many are all together?
7 + 2 = 9
Steve has 4 tacos. He eats 2. How many tacos are left?
4 - 2 = 2
11, 12, 13, 14, ___, 16, 17, 18
15
2 + 2 = ___
4
4
6 frogs jump on the log. 3 more jump on. What is the total number of frogs?
6 + 3 =9
Emori has 6 pancakes. She eats 1. How many pancakes are left?
6 - 1 = 5
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, ___, 35, 40
8 + 8 = ___
16
twenty
20
There are 5 clowns performing. Now there are 10 clowns performing. How many more clowns joined?
5 + 5 = 10
5 clowns
There are 10 chocolate donuts. There are 5 glazed donuts. What is the difference between the chocolate donuts and the glazed donuts?
10 - 5 = 5
10, 20, ___, 40, 50, 60
30
6 + 6 =
12
plus
+
There are 7 flowers in the garden. Some more bloomed. Now there are 10 flowers in the garden. How many more flowers bloomed to make the total number of flowers 10?
3 + 7 = 10
7 flowers
There are 4 giraffes and 6 zebras. What is the difference between the two groups?
6 - 4 = 2
80, 70, ___, 50, 40, 30, 20
60
20 + 20 = ___
40
equals
=