Real-Life Addition: Write and Identify Equations

Lily has 12 apples and her friend gives her 8 more. How many apples does Lily have now? Write an addition equation to represent this.

• 25

• 18

• 20

• 15

Tom has 15 toy cars, and he buys 9 more at the store. How many toy cars does Tom have in total? Write an addition equation for this situation.

• 24

• 30

• 18

• 20

A farmer has 20 chickens and he buys 5 more. How many chickens does the farmer have altogether? Write an addition equation to show this.

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 10

Sarah collected 10 stamps, and her brother gave her 6 more. How many stamps does Sarah have now? Write an addition equation to represent this.

• 20

• 16

• 12

• 18

In a classroom, there are 18 boys and 14 girls. How many students are there in total? Write an addition equation to find the total number of students.

• 30

• 32

• 28

• 34

A baker made 25 cookies in the morning and 30 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did the baker make in total? Write an addition equation for this problem.

• 60

• 55

• 50

• 45

Emma read 15 pages of her book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total? Write an addition equation to represent this.

• 25 pages

• 30 pages

• 40 pages

• 35 pages

A library has 40 fiction books and 35 non-fiction books. How many books are there in total? Write an addition equation to find the total number of books.

• 60

• 80

• 70

• 75

Jake has 22 marbles, and he finds 18 more marbles in his bag. How many marbles does Jake have now? Write an addition equation to show this.

• 50

• 35

• 40

• 30

At a party, there are 30 balloons and 25 more balloons are added. How many balloons are there in total? Write an addition equation to represent this situation.

• 60

• 50

• 45

• 55