Addition
Lucy went to the grocery store. She bought 12 packs of cookies and 16 packs of noodles. How many packs of groceries did she buy in all?
12 + 16 = 28
She bought 28 packs of groceries in all.
18 children were riding on the bus. At the bus stop, some more children got on the bus. Then there were 25 children altogether on the bus. How many children got on the bus at the bus stop?
25 – 18 = 7
7 children got on the bus at the bus stop.
In a school, there are 542 girls and 387 boys. How many pupils are there in that school?
542 + 387 = 929
There are 929 pupils in the school.
The aquarium opens at 10 o’clock in the morning and closes at 8:30 in the evening. How many hours is it open?
It is open for 10 and a half hours everyday.
Cindy’s mom baked 41 cookies. Paul’s dad baked 38 cookies. Cindy and Paul ate 6 cookies each and then brought them to school for a party. How many cookies did they bring to school altogether?
41 + 38 - 6 - 6 = 67
They brought 67 cookies to school altogether.
The dolphins do performances every four hours. They did one show at 11:00. At what time is the next dolphin show?
The next show is at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
Roden went to a pet shop. He bought 15 gold fish, 7 blue fish and 3 packages of fish food. How many fish did he buy?
15 + 7 = 22
He bought 22 fish.
Peter Planter has 7 rows of pineapple plants with 8 plants in each row. How many pineapple plants does he have?
7 x 8 = 56
He has 56 Pineapple plants
How many legs do 3 dogs have?
3 x 4 = 12
They have 12 legs
Teacher Becky has 21 students in her class. She Has 45 peppermints. If she gives one to each student, and eats 1 herself, how many does she have left over?
45 - 21 - 1 = 23
She has 23 peppermints
Misha has 34 dollars. She needs 47 dollars to buy a dog. How many more dollars does she have to earn?
47 – 34 = 13
She has to earn 13 dollars.
Amelia made 34 cookies for her school bake sale. The first hour she sold 18. The second hour she sold 9. She ate 1. How many cupcakes did she have left?
34 - 18 - 9 - 1 = 6
She has 6 cupcakes
The elephant had 407 peanuts. She ate 129 of them. How many peanuts did the elephant have left?
407 – 129 = 278
There were 278 peanuts left.
Helen’s mother brought 101 hotdogs. After a few hours, Dylan’s mother arrived with 379 hotdogs and 600 buns. How many hotdogs do they have altogether?
101 + 379 = 480
They have 480 hotdogs
Helen baked 435 chocolate chip cookies yesterday and 139 cookies this morning. How many cookies did Helen bake?
435 + 139 = 574
Helen baked 574 cookies.
Last year, the anaconda snake measured nine feet long. This year it grew another nine feet. How many feet long is it this year?
9 + 9 = 18
The snake measured 18 feet
Gary had 73 dollars. He spent 55 dollars on a pet snake. How many dollars did Gary have left?
73 – 55 = 18
Gary had 18 dollars left.
Paul had 28 strawberries in his basket. He picked 35 more strawberries. How many strawberries did he have then?
28 + 35 = 63
He had 63 strawberries.
I read 21 pages of my English book yesterday in just 45 minutes. Today, I read 117 pages. What is the total number of pages that I read?
21 + 117 = 138
You read 138 pages.
Vera owns 17 pairs of socks. How many socks does she have in all?
17 x 2 = 34
She has 34 socks
Pinky the Pig bought 36 apples while Danny the Duck bought 73 apples and 14 bananas. How many apples do they have altogether?
36 + 73 = 109
There are 109 apples altogether.
114 birds were sitting in a tree. 21 more birds flew up to the tree. How many birds were there altogether in the tree?
114 + 21 = 135
There were 135 birds in the tree.
Eric owns 12 pairs of sunglasses. Alan owns 3 times more than Eric owns. How many pairs of sunglasses does Alan own?
12 x 3 = 36
Alas has 36 pairs of sunglasses
Katie loves to travel. On her birthday, she decided to go on a trip to a mysterious continent.
Katie spent a total $350 on her whole stay on the island. If she spent $125 on food and $135 on hotel rooms, how much did she spend on buying other stuff?
. First, 125 + 135 = 260; then 350 – 260 = 90
She spent $90 on buying other stuff.
Trains arrived every 45 minutes. The first train arrived at 6:15 in the morning. At what time will the next train arrive?
The next train arrived at 7 o’clock in the morning.