Addition of Worded Problems

Mr. Derby ate 45 grapes and 10 cherries for snack. How many fruits did he eat altogether?

• 50

• 60

• 65

• 55

There are 11 girls and 13 boys in Grade one. How many students are there in all?

• 22

• 25

• 24

• 20

Ben has 4 cupcakes. Mary has 6 cupcakes. How many cupcakes do they have altogether?

• 10 cupcakes

• 2 cupcakes

• 9 cupcakes

• 11 cupcakes

Mrs. Mashburn has eight stickers. Hank has seven stickers. How many stickers do they have in all?

• 10 stickers

• 1 sticker

• 15 stickers

• 16 stickers

Jim caught 5 fish. Kevin caught 11 fish. How many total fish did they catch?

• 6 fish

• 17 fish

• 16 fish

• 5 fish

Sammy found ten seashells. Paul found four seashells. How many seashells did they find altogether?

• thirteen seashells

• fourteen seashells

• four seashells

• fifteen seashells

Dan ate 5 slices of pizza. Frank ate 6 slices of pizza. How many slices of pizza did they eat in all?

• 12 slices of pizza

• 1 slice of pizza

• 10 slices of pizza

• 11 slices of pizza

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

Ross has 13 pieces of candy. Joey has 4 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy do they have in all?

• 17 pieces of candy

• 18 pieces of candy

• 9 pieces of candy

• 1 piece of candy

Sue jumped eleven times. Greg jumped eight times. How many jumps did they do altogether?

• one jump

• three jumps

• nineteen jumps

• twenty jumps