Addition
There were 18 boys and 15 girls on the playground. How many kids in all?
33 kids in all.
The baseball team had 26 bats. 12 of the bats cracked. How many bats are left?
14 bats are left.
At the pumpkin patch there were 18 large pumpkins and 12 medium pumpkins. In another area there were 11 more small pumpkins. How many pumpkins were there in all?
41 pumpkins in all.
24 birds sat on a high wire. 6 birds flew away. A gust of wind came and blew 9 birds off the high wire. How many birds were left?
9 birds were left.
There were 7 boys and 9 girls on the bus. 3 students got of the bus. How many students were on the bus altogether?
13 students on the bus altogether.
I saw 15 bats in the sky and 14 bats in the barn. How many bats altogether?
29 bats altogether.
Inside the trunk was 52 gold coins. Joe gave 25 gold coins to his brother. How many gold coins were left in the trunk?
27 coins were left in the trunk.
Jessie built 4 sandcastles and John built 5 sandcastles. Their friend James met them at the beach and built 6 sandcastles. How many sandcastles were built in all?
15 sandcastles were built in all.
16 cones were left.
Mrs. Olson's class had 9 glue bottles and Mrs. Johnson's class had 6 glue bottles. They shared 3 glue bottles with Mr. Jensen's class. How many glue bottles were left in Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Johnson's classes in all?
12 glue bottles were left.
Amy's dad cut down 47 trees. Then he cut down 13 more trees. How many trees did he cut down altogether?
60 trees cut down altogether.
The school had a total of 38 swings. 9 of the swings were being used. How many of the swings were not being used?
29 swings were not being used.
Suzy had 7 beach balls. Her mom found 2 more beach balls. Then her dad bought her 4 more. How many beach balls does Suzy have now?
13 beach balls.
Timmy's family had 22 shovels altogether. 2 shovels were borrowed and 3 shovels were donated. How many shovels does Timmy's family have left?
17 shovels are left.
Joey's crayon box had 15 red and 9 blue crayons. Joey gave 3 of the crayons to his teacher. How many crayons are left in Joey's crayon box?
21 crayons are left.
Tom looked across the yard and saw 33 blue birds and 25 yellow birds. How many birds did Tom see in all?
58 birds in all.
Hailey was matching socks. She had a pile of 57 socks but 24 of them had holes and had to be thrown away. How many socks were left?
33 socks were left.
There were 15 purple butterflies and 3 pink butterflies caught in the net. 7 more butterflies were caught. How may butterflies are in the net?
25 butterflies are in the net.
In the cup the teacher had 31 pencils. 7 students came and borrowed a pencil before lunch. 4 students came and borrowed a pencil after lunch. How many pencils are left in the cup?
20 pencils are left in the cup.
On the library shelf there were 12 fiction and 5 nonfiction books. A student checked out 4 books from the shelf. How many books were left on the shelf?
13 books were left on the shelf.
I have 13 dogs and my friend has 22 dogs. How many dogs do we have in all?
35 dogs in all.
There are 55 leaves in a pile. 28 of the leaves are red and the rest are yellow. How many leaves in the pile are yellow?
27 of the leaves are yellow.
Mrs. Jacob's class had 12 boys and 13 girls reading stories. 7 students came to join the class. How many students are in Mrs. Jacob's class?
32 students are in the class.
Brandon wrote 56 pages in his notebook. He tore out 7 pages the first day. He tore out another 5 pages the second day. How many pages does Brandon have left in his notebook?
43 pages are left in his notebook.
There were 15 red leaves and 8 yellow leaves under the oak tree. Molly took 5 of the leaves to use for an art project. How many leaves are left under the tree?
18 leaves are left under the tree.