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25 Addition Word Problems For Grades 1-5 With Tips On Supporting Students’ Progress

Emma Johnson

Addition word problems appear throughout the elementary grade levels. Children are introduced to simple addition and subtraction word problems in the early grades. This knowledge is then built upon all the way up to 5th grade when students work with complex multi-step word problems involving large whole numbers and decimal numbers.

In the early stages, in lower and upper elementary, addition word problems are taught through the use of concrete resources and visual images, using and developing subitising skills. As learners become more confident with the formal written methods, they progress to use these to help solve more complex addition and subtraction word problems.

Addition word problems in Kindergarten

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Children benefit from regular exposure to word problems, alongside any fluency work they are doing. To help you with this, we have created a collection of 25 addition word problems with answer keys, which can be used with students from 1st to 5th grade.

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Addition word problems in the Common Core

Schools following Common Core will introduce simple addition word problems to children in Kindergarten. By the time students reach 5th grade, they will be exposed to more complex addition word problems.

Students in Kindergarten are introduced to simple one-step problems involving place value addition and subtraction word problems , within 10, through the use of concrete objects and drawings. At this stage, children should be memorizing and reasoning with number bonds to 10. 

In first grade, students continue to use concrete objects and pictorial representations to solve addition problems within 20, including those involving numbers, quantities, measures and simple money word problems. They are also expected to apply their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods, using one and two-digit numbers. 

By second grade, students are starting to tackle more complex addition word problems within 100. Students start working on basic written addition and are introduced to the concept of regrouping. Students start to work with repeated addition as a foundation to multiplication. 

Students in 3rd grade progress to solving two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why. They are also beginning to work with larger numbers, continuing to work on basic written addition and the concept of regrouping.

By 4th grade, students are solving multi-step word problems in contexts. They add whole numbers with more than four digits and decimal numbers, beginning to use formal written methods, including the standard algorithm. Children are also adding increasingly larger numbers mentally.

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Students in 5th grade continue to work with larger numbers and decimals, solving increasingly complex multi-step problems, deciding which operations to use and why. By this stage students should have a solid grasp of the written methods for all four operations.

Schools not following CCSS

Other schools not following Common Core follow the same concepts for teaching addition as shown above, although some individual standards and states may vary slightly. Some concepts may be covered in a different order, depending on the curriculum your school district has adopted. 

Why are word problems important for children’s understanding of addition

Word problems help children make sense of addition. In the early grades, simple story problems aid understanding of what is being asked, alongside the use of concrete resources and visual images. Real-world word problems are an important element of math, giving children the opportunity to put the addition skills they have learned into context, to understand how they can be used in real life.

Students need to be taught how to approach word problems, beginning by reading the questions carefully and making sure they fully understand what is being asked. The next step is to determine what calculation is needed and whether there are concrete resources or pictorial representations (such as a bar model) they can use to help solve it.

Here is an example:

There were 3,756 people on a cruise ship.

456 people get on after the first week, while 623 get off.

How many passengers are on board the ship now after the first week?

How to solve:

What do you already know?

• There are 3,756 on the cruise ship at the start of the journey.
• 456 people get on after the first week, therefore we need to add 456 to 3,746. This gives us a total of 4,212 people
• 623 people get off, so we need to subtract 623 from the total number of passengers now on the ship. When we subtract 623 from 4,212, we get a total of 3,589.

How can this be represented pictorially?

• We can draw 2 bar models to represent this problem.
• The number of passengers who got on the ship after the first week is added to the total number of people on the ship at the start of the trip. 
• We then draw a second bar model to show how many passengers were left on the ship once the 623 passengers got off after the first week.

Addition word problems in 1st grade require students to work with 1 and 2-digit numbers, up to 20. At this stage it is important children are working with concrete resources to support their understanding. Children also begin to learn how to check their answers by finding the inverse of calculations.

1st grade addition question 1

Maise has 14 crayons. Her friend gives her 4 more. 

How many crayons does Maisie have now?

Answer: 18 crayons

14 + 4 = 18

1st grade addition question 2

Hamza buys a large pack of cookies, while his sister buys a small pack.

The large pack contains 10 cookies, while the small pack contains 6.

How many cookies does Hamza and his sister have altogether?

Answer:  16 cookies

10 + 6 = 16

1st grade addition question 3

13 children sign up for the after-school soccer club and 4 sign up for the tennis club.

How many children sign up altogether?

Answer: 17 children

13 + 4 = 24

1st grade addition question 4

Amy collects 6 chestnuts. Her brother finds 7 more and adds them to her collection.

How many chestnuts does Amy have now?

Answer: 13 chestnuts

1st grade addition question 5

6 children were on the bus going to the zoo. 

The bus stopped to pick up 13 children from another school.

How many children were on the bus now?

Answer: 19 children

6 + 13 = 19

Word problems for 2nd grade require students to work with larger numbers. By this stage, children are becoming more confident with addition are able to use this to solve 2 digit addition word problems up to 100. Addition word problems can be incorporated into other areas of the math curriculum, for example, through time word problems.

2nd grade addition question 1

Mason has collected 56 stickers. Rory has collected 26 stickers.

How many stickers have the two boys collected between them?

Answer: 82 stickers

56 + 26 = 82

2nd grade addition question 2

A train driver drove 34 miles on Monday and a further 61 miles on Tuesday.

How many miles did he drive in total over the 2 days?

Answer: 95 miles

34 + 61 = 95

2nd grade addition question 3

Sam spent 2 quarters on a candy bar at the store. He then spent 4 dimes on a packet of gum. How much did he spend all together?

Answer: 90¢

50¢ + 40¢ = 90¢

2nd grade addition question 4

Carson bought 34 pencils for the beginning of the school year. He already had 17 left from last year. How many pencils does Carson have?

Answer: 51 pencils

34 + 17 = 51

2nd grade addition question 5

A family was traveling to their vacation home. 

Kaleb packed 4 pairs of shorts and 6 shirts. 

Candice packed 6 pairs of shorts and 9 shirts. 

How many pieces of clothing did Kaleb and Candice pack?

Answer: 25 pieces of clothing

4 + 6 + 6 + 9 = 25

With word problems for 3rd grade, students progress onto solving addition word problems up to 1,000 using strategies and algorithms. They are also beginning to solve more complex, two-step word problems. Children should be encouraged to estimate and find the inverse, to check the accuracy of their calculations. 

3rd grade addition question 1

A builder is building a wall around the school playing field.

He has used 465 bricks so far and has another 335 bricks to finish the wall.

How many bricks will he use to build the wall?

Answer: 800 bricks

465 + 335 = 800

3rd grade addition question 2

Hot dogs: $2

Burgers: $4

Soft drinks: $2

Chloe is buying some food from a cafe. 

She buys 2 hot dogs, a pizza, 2 orders of fries and 2 drinks. 

How much does she spend altogether?

Answer: $13

Hot dogs: $2 + $2= $4

Fries: $1 + $1 = $2

Drinks: $2 + $2 = $4

Total= $4 + $3 + $2 + $4 = $13

3rd grade addition question 3

A runner is completing a 1,000m race. 

He has already run 560m. How much further does he have to run?

Answer: 440m

Solved mentally by calculating how many more meters to 600m – 40m, then adding on a further 400m = 440m.

This can also be solved as a missing number column addition, or as a subtraction calculation.

3rd grade addition question 4

Ben has $50. He buys a t-shirt for $15 and a hoodie for $25. 

How much change does he have left?

Answer: $10 change

$15 + $25 = $40

$50 – $40 = $10

3rd grade addition question 5

A flight from Boston to New York is a distance of 184 miles. It is then another 764 miles to Nashville. 

How far is the journey from Boston to Nashville, stopping in New York?

Answer: 948 miles

184 + 764 = 948

Word problems for 4th grade require students to solve addition word problems with 4-digit numbers and larger, using formal written methods and mentally. Word problems become more complex multi-step problems, involving other operations. Students at this stage should continue to be encouraged to check their answers by finding the inverse. In 4th grade, students also solve addition word problems involving fractions with the same denominator.

4th grade addition question 1

Three towns have populations of 4,768, 7,956 and 3,858.

What is the total population of the three towns combined?

Answer: 16,582

(Show as column method 4,768 + 7,956 + 3,858 = 16,582)

4th grade addition question 2

Katherine bought 2 cakes for her son’s birthday, one chocolate and one vanilla. The kids at the party ate 23 of the chocolate cake and 23 of the vanilla cake. How much cake did the kids at the party eat?

Answer: 1 1 3 or 4 3

23+23=43, or 113

4th grade addition question 3

A man weighing 225 lbs gets into an elevator. On the next floor, another man gets in, weighing 179 lbs.

If the elevator can hold a maximum weight of 500 lbs, how much more weight can the elevator carry?

Answer: 96 pounds

(show as column method)

225 + 179 = 404

500 – 404 =96

Count up from 404 or solve as a missing number addition.

4th grade addition question 4

Below are the populations of the 5 largest cities in Kansas.

Wichita – 396,192

Overland Park – 197,726

Kansas City – 153,345

Olathe – 145,616

Topeka – 125,449

How many people live in Wichita and Kansas City?

Answer: 549,537

396,192 + 153,537 = 549,537

4th grade addition question 5

A family of 4 went to the fair, 2 adults and 2 children. The adult tickets cost $18 and the kid tickets were $9. If they also spent $55 on food and games, how much did the family spend at the fair? 

Answer: $109

18 + 18 + 9 + 9 = 54

54 + 55 = 109

With word problems for 5th grade, students need to be able to solve word problems using larger whole numbers of up to 6 or 7 digits, problems involving fraction word problems and problems involving decimals.  

5th grade addition question 1

David spent $24,799 on a new car and $8,750 on a caravan.

He has $15,074 left in his bank account. 

How much did he have to start with?

Answer: $48,623

24,799 + 8,750 = 33,549

33,549 + 15,074 = 48,623

5th grade addition question 2

17,523 more people visited a theme park this year than last year.

If 315,736 people visited last year. How many visited this year?

Answer: 333,259 people

315,736 + 17,523 = 333,259

5th grade addition question 3

A zoo buys 107.4lbs of animal feed. Each day, 14.52 lbs is used for the camels, 6.3lbs for the meerkats and 9lbs for the zebras.

After 2 days, how much will the zoo have left?

Answer: 47.76 lbs left

14.52 + 6.3 + 9 = 29.82

29.82 + 29.82 = 59.64

107.4 – 59.64 = 47.76

5th grade addition question 4

A company sent out 1,417,806 flyers in April and 931,368 in May.

• Estimate how many flyers the company sent out in April and May combined.
• What is the actual number of flyers sent out? 
• 2,300,000 

1,400,000 + 900,000 = 2,300,00

• 1,417,806 + 931,368 = 2,349,174

5th grade addition question 5

The Brown family are going on a road trip. They plan to drive 274.3 miles to a hotel. They then have another 276.9 miles to drive to reach their final destination.

If they have traveled 197.8 miles so far, how much further do they have to travel before they reach their final destination?

Answer: 353.4 miles

274.3 + 276.9 = 551.2

551.2 – 197.8 = 353.4

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The content in this article was originally written by former Deputy Head Teacher, Emma Johnson and has since been revised and adapted for US schools by elementary math teacher Christi Kulesza

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• Evaluate : Compare your answer to your estimate. If you under and overestimated, is the answer in the correct range. If you rounded up or down, does the answer make sense (e.g. is it a little less or a little more than the estimate). Also check with a calculator.

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These printable worksheets on addition word problems are suitable for kindergarten through grade 5 children.

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Addition within 10 Word Problems Worksheets

Perfect for visual learners, this compilation requires kindergarten and 1st grade kids to read the word problems and count the number of objects to find the sum.

Addition within 20 Word Problems Worksheets

Introduce these printable sums up to 20 word problem pdfs to give kids the pick-me-up they need while doing addition within 20. These beginner-level resources are great for kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 kids.

2-Digit Addition Word Problems Worksheets

Analytically read real-world scenarios and find the sum of two 2-digit numbers. Our addition word problem worksheets on adding numbers within 100 are a delicious addition treat for 2nd grade children!

3-Digit Addition Word Problems Worksheets

Instruct children in 3rd grade and 4th grade to solve these 3-digit by 3-digit addition word problems worksheets and watch them ace addition up to 1000 by regrouping wherever necessary.

4-Digit Addition Word Problems Worksheets

Addition is math at its most playful, and with our printable word problems for addition worksheets involving 4-digit numbers around, grade 3 and grade 4 learners won't need to look any further.

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Addition problems within 100.

Each sheet consists of adding two or three numbers with a total of up to 100.

There is a space on each sheet for working out, so that your child can write out the problem and solve it.

We have split the worksheets up into word problems with and without regrouping.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• add up two or three numbers within 100;
• solve addition word problems with and without regrouping.

Addition Word Problems 2nd Grade within 100

There are two versions of each sheet.

The first version (version A) contains problems where no regrouping is needed.

The second version (version B) contains similar problems but regrouping is needed to solve them.

Sheets 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B have just two addends to add up.

Sheets 4A, 4B, 5A and 5B have three addends to add together.

Addition Word Problems within 100 with 2 Addends

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Word problems involving addition and subtraction are discussed here step by step.

There are no magic rules to make problem solving easy, but a systematic approach can help to the problems easily. 

Word problems based on addition are broadly of two types: (a) When objects of two or more collections are put together.  For example:

Amy has 20 lemon sweets and 14 orange sweets. What is the total number of sweets Amy has?  (b) When an increase in number takes place. 

For example:

Victor has 14 stamps. His friend gave him 23 stamps. How many stamps does Victor have in all? The key words used in problems involving addition are:

s um; total; in all; all together.

Word problems based on subtraction are of several types: (a) Partitioning : Take away, remove, given away.

(b) Reducing : Find out how much has been given away or how much remains.

(c) Comparison : More than / less than.

(d) Inverse of addition : How much more to be added. The key words to look out for in a problem sum involving subtraction are: take away; how many more ; how many less ; how many left ; greater ; smaller.

1. The girls had 3 weeks to sell tickets for their play. In the first week, they sold 75 tickets. In the second week they sold 108 tickets and in the third week they sold 210 tickets. How may tickets did they sell in all? Tickets sold in the first week = 75

Tickets sold in the second week = 108

Tickets sold in the third week = 210

Total number of tickets sold = 75 + 108 + 210 = 393

Answer: 393 tickets were sold in all.

2. Mr. Bose spent $450 for petrol on Wednesday. He spent $125 more than that on Thursday. How much did he spend on petrol on those two days. This problem has to be solved in two steps.

Step 1: Money spent for petrol on Thursday

450 + 125 = $575 Step 2: Money spent for petrol on both days

450 + 575 = $1025

Examples on word problems on addition and subtraction:

1. What is the sum of 4373, 4191 and 3127? Solution: The numbers are arranged in columns and added.

Therefore, sum =11,691

2. What is the difference of 3867 and 1298?

Solution: The numbers are arranged in columns and subtracted:

Therefore, difference = 2569

3. Subtract 4358 from the sum of 5632 and 1324. Solution: Sum of 5632 and 1324

Difference of 6956 and 4358

Therefore, 2598 is the answer.

4. Find the number, which is

(i) 1240 greater than 3267.

(ii) 1353 smaller than 5292. Solution: (i) The number is 1240 more than 3267

Therefore, the number = 3267 + 1240 or = 4507 (ii) The number is 1353 less than 5292

= 5292 – 1353 or

5. The population of a town is 16732. If there are 9569 males then find the number of females in the town. Solution:

6. In a factory there are 35,675 workers. 10,750 workers come in the first shift, 12,650 workers in the second shift and the rest come in the third shift. How many workers come in the third shift? Solution: Number of workers coming in the first and second shift

= 10750 + 12650 = 23400

Therefore, number of workers coming in the third shift = 35675 - 23400 = 12275

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 Addition word problems arise in any situations where there is a gain or an increase of something as a result of combining one or more numbers. Think of addition as combining parts to form a whole.

Consider the following situations. Problem #1: John has 800 dollars in his checking account. He received from his job a check for 1,200 dollars and deposit the amount in his checking account. How much money does he have in his checking after the deposit? Solution The fact of receiving money from his job is a gain. Therefore, we need to perform addition.

Total amount in checking account = 800 + 1200 = 2000 dollars Problem #2: Peter sells ice cream for a living. On Monday his revenue was 150 dollars. On Tuesday, his revenue was 100 dollars. Finally, on Wednesday, his revenue was 50 dollars. How much is Peter's revenue so far? Solution Peter is experiencing a gain in revenue. Therefore, we use addition.

Peter's revenue = 150 + 50 + 100 = 300 dollars Problem #3: Eiffel Tower is about 1063 feet high. The Statue of Liberty along with its foundation and pedestal is about 305 feet. If you could put the Statue of Liberty on top of the Eiffel Tower, how high up in heaven will the two monuments reach? Solution The situation above is a combination of parts to form a whole. Therefore, we use addition.

Problem #4:

Ana found a 15 dollar bill on the floor on Saturday.

Then on Sunday her parents gave her 155 dollars. How much does Ana have all together?

CLUE: Saturday~15 dollars Sunday~155 dollars

Solution: 15+155 = 170 dollars all together

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Previous research has shown the importance of conducting early interventions in mathematics in disadvantaged children. Solving arithmetical word problems is a field in which children particularly fail. In this study, preschoolers from disadvantaged French public schools ( n  = 101; M age  = 5–6) were taught strategies for using fingers to solve arithmetic word problems and compared with a control group. The intervention consisted of collective rituals based on learning finger patterns and 7 sessions spread over 4 weeks, for about 20 min, focusing on explaining how to use the fingers to solve problems. The results showed that the intervention has a significant post-test impact on the targeted transformation problem-solving skill and that children with lower performances in problem-solving at the pre-test benefited more from the intervention. The intervention also indirectly benefited the other problem-solving skills. However, there was no intervention effect on the arithmetic addition task. Our research highlights that an intervention focused on the explicit teaching of finger strategies for problem-solving can be successfully implemented into ecological learning contexts, especially in disadvantaged areas.

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This research was supported by funding from the Pégase project, with the support of the French state, through the “Territories of educational innovation” plan which is part of the Future Investment Programme, run by the Caisse des Dépôts.

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