Simple Sums
What is 5 + 2?
7
Fill in the blank:
3 + __ =5
2
Mia has 4 apples, and she picks 2 more. How many does she have now?
6 apples.
If you see 6 birds on a tree and 3 more are flying in, how many are there in total?
9 birds.
Show on your fingers how to make 5 in two different ways.
3+2; 2+3; 1+4; 4+1.
What is 6 + 4?
10
Louis is thinking of a number. When you add 3, the total is 9. What is my number?
6
Tom has 3 red balls and 5 blue balls. How many balls does he have in total?
There are 3 ducks in a pond. 3 more ducks join them. Now, 2 leave. How many are left?
4 ducks.
Can you find two different ways to make 9 using addition? (Example: __ + __ = 9)
1+8;2+7;3+6;4+5;0+9.
Add these numbers together: 7 + 2 + 1
10
I had 6 pens yesterday, today my dad gave me 2 more. How much do I have now?
8 pens.
Anna has 5 cupcakes. She gives 3 to her friends. How many does she have left?
2 cupcakes.
A rabbit hops 2 steps, then 3 more, and finally 4 more. How far did it hop?
9 steps.
True or False: The number 10 can be made with 3 + 6. (Explain why.)
False, as 3+6=9, not 10.
Find the missing number: ? + 1 = 8
7
A box has 3 toys inside. I add some more, and now there are 9. How many did I add?
6 toys.
Sara has 4 bananas. Her brother has double the amount. How many does he have?
8 bananas.
If you buy 2 ice creams, your friend buys 5, and another friend buys 3, how many ice creams do you have together for a party?
10 ice creams.
Can you find three different ways to make 10 using addition, you can only use a number once? (Example: __ + __ + __ = 10)
1, 2, 7; 1, 3, 6; 1, 4, 5; 1, 5, 4;1, 6, 3; 1, 7, 2
I have a number. If I add 4, then add 3 more, I get 9. What was my starting number?
2.
A robot wants to reach number 10 by moving in steps. First, it moves 2 steps forward, then 3 more. How many more steps does it need?
5 steps.
James had some marbles. He found 4 more in her pocket. Then her friend gave her 3 more. Now she has 10 marbles. How many did she start with?
3 marbles.
A train has 3 carriages. Each carriage has 2 passengers inside. Then 4 more people get on the train. How many passengers are there now?
10 passagers.
I have 10 🍪 cookies. I want to share them with 3 friends. Each friend must get at least 2 cookies. How could I split them? Can you find more than one way?
🍪 Way 1: 2 cookies, 2 cookies, 6 cookies
🍪 Way 2: 2 cookies, 3 cookies, 5 cookies
🍪 Way 3: 3 cookies, 3 cookies, 4 cookies