Addition Word Problems

Jeffery has 15 markers and 7 crayons. How many more markers than crayons does Jeffery have?

• 6

• 8

• 22

• 9

Audrina picked 4 flowers in her backyard. Her brother picked six more flowers. How many did Audrina and her brother pick in all?

• 9

• 2

• 8

• 10

There were 7 flowers in the vase. Amarachi put some more in the vase. Then there were 15 flowers in the vase. How many more flowers did Amarachi put into the vase?

• 7 flowers

• 8 flowers

• 22 flowers

• 17 flowers

the answer in an addition problem
3 + 9 = 12

• add

• subtract

• estimate

• sum

Eric had 167 hats. His uncle gave him 82 more. How many hats does Eric have in all?

• 249

• 125

• 105

Ken had 53 pieces of candy. He gave 28 of them away. How many pieces of candy does Ken have left?

• 15

• 25

• 28

Tom has 47 quarters. His dad gave him 14 more. How many quarters does Tom have in all?

• 61

• 51

• 33

Michelle had 377 candles. She used 240 of them. How many candles does she have left?

• 137

• 117

• 501

John saw 230 ants while on a picnic. He dropped a cookie and then 119 more ants came out. How many ants did John see altogether?

• 345

• 349

• 394

Serenity had 49 songs on her tablet. She downloaded 35 more songs. How many songs does she have now?

• 14

• 84

• 74