Addition Word Problems

Mrs. Smith has 645 rings and 324 bracelets. How many more rings than bracelets does Mrs. Smith have?

• 321

• 969

• 311

An office supply store has a box of 575 pencils and a box of

365 pens. How many pens and pencils are there altogether?

• 110

• 830

• 940

Sarah had one package of crayons that had 48 crayons in it. She had another package of crayons that had 24 crayons in it. How many crayons did Sarah have in all?

• 24

• 62

• 72

Cory, Lincoln, and Peter were sorting leaves into piles based on their color. Cory had 32 green leaves in his pile. Lincoln had 28 red leaves in his pile. Peter had 39 brown leaves in his pile. How many leaves did the boys collect in all?

• 71

• 60

• 99

The cafeteria sold 74 sandwiches to 2nd grade, 63 to 3rd grade, and 55 to 4th grade. How many total sandwiches did the cafeteria sell?

• 182

• 192

• 183

Its almost Halloween. Miss Madison is decorating the classroom. She hangs 5 things on the door. There are 12 more things hanging on the white board. How many decorations are there in all?

There are 17 students in class. 12 of them earn candy. How many are left without candy?

The 2nd grade class finds 8 spiders at recess. Mr. Stevenson squishes 2. How many are still alive?

Kenzie has 7 tallies. Lakota has 8 tallies. How many tallies do they have in all?

The classroom has 17 decorations hanging in the room. 4 fall down. How many are still hanging up at the end of the day?