Addition Patterns
Mental Addition
Adding Without Regrouping
Adding With Regrouping
Real-World Addition Problems
100

4 +5 =

9

100
Use mental math: 

33 + 46 = 

79

100

240 + 156 =

396

100

5,944 + 3,518 =

9,462

100

Colton has 928 grams of rice. He has 784 grams of rice less than Elizabeth.

How many grams of rice does Elizabeth have?

Elizabeth has 1,712 grams of rice

200

8 + 5 =

13

200

Use mental math:

34 + 48 = 

82
200

125 + 249 =

374

200

3,900 + 1,200 =

5,100

200

Ms. Flores harvests 1,755 oranges from her orchard. She harvests 895 more apples than oranges. How many pieces of fruit does she harvest in all?

4,405 pieces of fruit

300

6 + 8 = 

14

300

Use mental math:

37 + 56 = 

93

300

Find the sum of 8,172 and 302

8,474

300
Find the sum of 1,936 and 7,278.

9,214

300

3,038 bottles of water were given out to the runners of a marathon in the morning. 2,419 more bottles of water were given out in the afternoon. How many bottles of water were given out in the afternoon?

5,457 bottles were given out in the afternoon

400
8 + 3 + 7 = _______ + 7

18

400

Use mental math:

27 + 97 =

124

400

Find the sum of 4,250 and 13

4,263

400

Find the sum. THEN, use rounding to check for reasonableness.

5,248 + 3,821 =

Sum: 9,069

5,200 + 3,800 = 9,000 so the answer is reasonable

400

A case of soda costs $11.99. A box of individually wrapped bags of goldfish costs $3.57 more than the case of soda. How much money do the two items cost in all?

The two items cost $27.55 in all.

500

5 + 1 + 4 = ____ + 4

6

500

Use mental math: 

95 + 97 =

192

500

Fill in the missing number:

6,259 + _____ = 6,859

600

500

Find the sum. Then estimate to check for resonableness.

6,185 + 2,847 =

Sum: 9,032

6,200 + 2,800 = 9,000 so the answer is reasonable

500

A bottle of Prime costs $3.95. Two bags of Takis cost $7.98. Mr. Lee has a total of $15.75 to buy these two items. 

a) How much does the bottle of Prime and the bags of Takis cost in all?

b) How much will Mr. Lee have left?

a) The items cost $11.93 in all

b) Mr. Lee will have $3.82 left.