Addition Word Problems

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?

• 28 noodles

• 45 noodles

• 18 noddles

• 38 noddles

Roger went to a pet shop. He bought 515 gold fish and 315 blue fish. How many fish did he buy? 

• 715 fish in all 
• 815 fish in all 
• 830 fish in all 
• 745 fish in all 

I read 21 pages of my book yesterday. Today, I read 17 pages. What is the total number of pages did I read?

• 76 pages

• 38 pages

• 13 pages

• 38 pages

In a school, there are 542 girls and 387 boys. How many students are there in that school?

• 1029 students

• 829 students

• 929 students

Linda has 334 candies. Chloe has 428. How many candies do they have in all? 

• 762 candies in all 
• 752 candies in all 
• 873 candies in all 
• 753 candies in all 

Miss Cassidy has 63 popsicle sticks. I have 50 popsicle sticks. What is the sum of our popsicle sticks?

• 936 popsicles sticks in all

• 103 popsicles sticks in all

• 113 popsicles sticks in all

Mrs. Garee picked up 92 shells at the seashore in the morning and 24 shells in the afternoon. How many shells did she pick up in all?

• 116 shells

• 126 shells

• 165 shells

• 111 shells

There were 15 parents in the program and 38 pupils, too. How many people were present in the program?

• 53 people

• 73 people

• 103 people

Last Saturday, Mrs. Pokrzywa sold 25 magazines and 75 newspapers. What is the total number of reading materials she sold?

• 120

• 95

• 100

Mrs. Kalo blew up one-hundred forty-seven (147) balloons. Then she blew up one-hundred thirteen (113) more balloons. How many balloons does the clown have now?

• 260 balloons

• 360 balloons

• 267 balloons