Addition Word Problems

If there are 12 bags of Skittles and you buy 9 more, how many bags are there now?

• 21

• 33

• 12

• 11

Joey has 5 pencils on his desk, and he has 3 more pencils in his backpack, how many pencils does Joey have all together?

• 8

• 3

• 5

There are 5 girls and 3 boys on the bus. How many kids are there altogether?

• 6

• 5

• 8

• 3

Dad has one hat. Mom has five hats. How many hats do they have altogether?

• 1

• 6

• 4

• 5

Sara has 7 apples. She buys 5 more apples. How many apples does Sara have now?

• 11

• 12

• 13

Kate read 12 pages in a book. Ryan read 8 pages in a book. How many pages did they read in all?

• 4 pages

• 21 pages

• 20 pages

• 19 pages

Mom baked three pies. Dad baked two cakes. How many things did they bake in all?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

There are 3 yellow flowers and 5 pink flowers in a vase. How many flowers are there in total?

• 7

• 8

• 9

Emily has 45 books. She buys 27 more books and then gives 19 books to her friend. How many books does Emily have now?

• 53

• 55

• 63

• 73

A box has 7 chocolates. If you put 4 more chocolates, how many chocolates will there be in the box?

• 10

• 11

• 12