Addition Word Problems
Avery scored 16 points Monday in her basketball game. She scored 24 more points on Tuesday. How many points did she score on Monday and Tuesday?
40 points
Jaxon has 52 pokemon cards. Jase has 15 fewer pokemon cards than Jaxon. How many pokemon cards does Jase have?
37 pokemon cards
124 students bought hot lunch at Lyons Elementary School and 238 students packed a lunch from home. How many students ate lunch altogether?
362 students
Mrs. Lovell has 46 notebooks. She gives 22 to her class. How many notebooks does she have left?
A.) 46 + 22 = 68
B.) 46 - 22 = 24
C.) 22 - 46 = 24
B.) 46 - 22 = 24
Which problem matches the number sentence?
200 - 80 = 120
A.) Mrs. Barlow had 200 pencils. She used 80 of them. How many does she have now?
B.) Mrs. Barlow had 200 pencils. She bought 120 more. How many does she have now?
C.) Mrs. Barlow had 200 pencils and bought 80 more. How many does she have now?
A.) Mrs. Barlow had 200 pencils. She used 80 of them. How many does she have now?
Lauren read 115 pages on Monday and 156 on Wednesday. How many pages did Lauren read altogether?
271 pages
Henry bought M&Ms. The bag had 47 M&Ms. Henry ate 29 red M&Ms. How many M&Ms are left?
18 M&Ms
844 Cardinals fans and 727 Eagles fans are going to the football game on Sunday. How many more Cardinals fans are there than Eagles fans?
117 more Cardinals fans than Eagles fans
Mrs. Barlow made 36 chocolate cupcakes and 24 vanilla cupcakes. How many cupcakes did she make in all?
A.) 36 - 24 = 12
B.) 36 + 12 = 24
C.) 36 + 24 = 60
C.) 36 + 24 = 60
Which of the following problems represent the number sentence?
184 + 16 = 200
A.) 184 chickens were on the farm. 16 eggs hatched and became chickens. How many chickens are there now?
B.) 184 chickens were on the farm. The wolf ate 16. How many were left?
C.) 200 chickens were on the farm. The wolf ate 184. How many were left?
A.) 184 chickens were on the farm. 16 eggs hatched and became chickens. How many chickens are there now?
There are 87 chocolate chip cookies and 56 sugar cookies on a plate. How many chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies are there in all?
143 cookies
The animal shelter has 124 dogs and 83 cats. How many more dogs than cats are in the animal shelter?
41 more dogs than cats
The animal shelter has 128 dogs, 83 cats, and 44 birds. How many total animals are at the animal shelter?
255 animals
Leon collected 150 stuffed animals. He donated 115 to the local hospital. How many does he have left?
A.) 150 - 115 = 35
B.) 150 + 115 = 265
C.) 115 - 150 = 35
A.) 150 - 115 = 35
Which problem best matches the number sentence?
110 + 24 = 134
A.) Mrs. Lovell had 110 crayons. She broke 24 crayons. How many does she have now?
B.) Mrs. Lovell had 110 crayons. She bought 24 more. How many crayons does she have now?
C.) Mrs. Lovell had 110 crayons. She gave 24 away. How many does she have left?
B.) Mrs. Lovell had 110 crayons. She bought 24 more. How many crayons does she have now?
There were 35 children on the bus. 19 more students joined them. How many students are on the bus?
54 students
Jenny's mom made 60 cupcakes. Jenny and her friends ate 38 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left?
22 cupcakes
Sarah went to the book fair at school. She saw 123 fiction books and 158 nonfiction books. How many books did she see in all?
281 books
Leon has 72 pokemon cards. Cash gave him 36 more pokemon cards. How many pokemon cards does Leon have now?
A.) 72 - 36 = 36
B.) 72 + 36 = 108
C.) 36 - 72 = 36
B.) 72 + 36 = 108
Which of the following problems respresent the number sentence?
112 + 20 = 132
A.) James had 132 pokemon cards and bought 112 more. How many does he have now?
B.) James had 132 pokemon cards and gave 20 away. How many does he have now?
C.) James had 112 pokemon cards and bought 20 more. How many does he have now?
C.) James had 112 pokemon cards and bought 20 more. How many does he have now?
Lincoln went to the candy store. He bought 27 packs of nerds, 22 packs of twizzlers, and 45 packs of gumballs. How many packs of candy did he buy?
94 packs of candy
The 2nd grade class at Alton Elementary raised $571 for the local animal shelter. The 3rd grade class raised $465. How much more did the 2nd grade class raise than the 3rd grade class?
$106 more
The local aquariaum had 857 tropical fish. They donated 459 fish to the zoo. How many tropical fish did the local aquarium have left?
398 tropical fish
Lorraine made cookies with her mom. They made 80 cookies. They gave 12 to her friends. How many cookies does Lorraine have left?
A.) 12 - 80 = 68
B.) 80 + 12 = 92
C.) 80 - 12 = 68
C.) 80 - 12 = 68
Which of the following problems resprsent the number sentence?
287 - 46 = 241
A.) Mr. Ogg had 287 baseballs. He found 46 more. How many does he have now?
B.) Mr. Ogg had 287 baseballs and gave 46 baseballs to the good students as a reward. How many does he have now?
C.) Mr. Ogg has 46 baseballs and gave away 287. How many does he have left?
B.) Mr. Ogg ha 287 baseballs and gave 46 baseballs to the good students as a reward. How many does he have now?