Addition Problem Solving

Joan was helping her little sister, Jenna, to clean up her room because it was such a mess! Joan found 20 crayons on the floor and there were another 12 crayons inside the box. How many crayons were there in total?

Joan was helping her little sister, Jenna, to clean up her room because it was such a mess! Write the addition sentence that fits this: “There were 7 sweaters hanging in the closet and 5 sweaters folded on the bed. Jenna had 12 sweaters in total.”

Morgan’s family went to an ocean park on a family trip.

In the sea lion show, there were 4 sea lions performing in one pool and 9 sea lions swimming in the other pool. How many sea lions were there in all?

Morgan’s family went to an ocean park on a family trip.

The vendor in the park sold 14 packs of corn chips, 21 packs of potato chips and 25 cans of soda. How many packs of snacks did the vendor sell?

Morgan’s family went to an ocean park on a family trip.

The family visited the oceanarium. They saw 12 big saltwater fish and 15 big freshwater fish. How many big fish did they see altogether?

Morgan’s family went to an ocean park on a family trip.

Morgan’s family spent 32 minutes strolling through the oceanarium, and they spent another 11 minutes observing the fish and taking pictures. How many minutes altogether did the family spend in the oceanarium?

Ava has 15 cookies. She ate 3 cookies.  How many cookies are left?

• 10 cookies

• 18 cookies

• 12 cookies

• 15 cookies

Miss Diaz has 9 pet cats. Lyla gives Miss Diaz some more pet cats and now Miss Diaz has 16 pet cats. How many cats did Lyla give Miss Diaz?

• 7

• 9

• 10

• 19

Aiden has 4 dogs, and Kash has 6 more than Aiden.  How many dogs does Kash have?

• 13 dogs

• 10 dogs

• 18 dogs

• 2 dogs

At the pet store some fish were swimming in the tank.  The worker came and put 6 fish in.  There are 19 fish in the tank now.  How many fish were in the tank to start with?

• 13

• 25

• 15

• 4