Addition Word Problems
Carl has 12 cupcakes. Ava gave him 18 more. How many cupcakes does Carl have now?
30 cupcakes
Blair has 10 stuffed animals. She gives 5 to her brother to play with. How many stuffed animals does Blair have now?
5 stuffed animals
12 + 11 + 14 + 8
45
10 + 10
20
Jessica makes 2 rows. She puts 3 softballs in each row. How many softballs does Jessica have in all?
6 softballs
Joe has a collection of 20 baseball bats. Brady has a collection of 30 baseball bats. How many baseball bats do Joe and Brady have together?
50 baseball bats
Lindsay has 15 stickers. She gives 8 to her dad. How many stickers does Lindsay have left?
7 stickers
22 + 13 + 15 + 27 =
77
12 + 16
28
Zach is organizing his toys. He makes 4 rows with 3 toys in each row. How many toys does Zach have in all?
12 toys
Lucy draws 12 pictures. Madison draws 13 pictures. How many pictures did Lucy and Madison draw altogether?
25 pictures
Jeff has 24 pairs of shoes. He cleans out his closet and gives 12 pairs away. How many pairs of shoes does Jeff have now?
12 pairs of shoes
16 + 61 + 25 + 44 =
146
24 + 17
41
Claire has 5 rows with 4 plants in each row. How many plants does Claire have in all?
20 plants
Zoe made 24 crab cakes. George makes 25 crab cakes. How many crab cakes did Zoe and George make?
49 crab cakes
Layla has 50 books. She shares 30 with a friend. How many books does Layla have left now?
20 books
22 + 43 + 33 + 30 =
128
37 + 25
62
Jenna makes 6 rows. She puts 6 books in each row. How many books does Jenna have in all?
36 books
Olivia has 14 flowers. Abby has 6 more flowers than Olivia. How many flowers do Olivia and Abby have together?
34 flowers
Tommy has 54 marbles. He loses 18 of them when he rolls them down the stairs. How many marbles does Tommy have left?
36 marbles
58 + 82 + 24 + 64 =
228
89 + 89
178
Charlotte is counting her cookie cutters. She makes 7 rows and puts 5 cookie cutters in each row. How many cookie cutters does Charlotte have in all?
35 cookie cutters