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Addition Worksheets

Welcome to the addition worksheets page at Math-Drills.com where we will add to your learning experience in many positive ways! On this page, you will find Addition worksheets from addition facts and two-digit addition to column addition and addition with games. In the first section, we've included a few addition printables that should help out the beginning student. Teaching addition facts is best done with some interesting teaching strategies.

Some teachers and parents use addition manipulatives to help students understand the basic addition facts. For example, adding groups of "Apple Jacks" (a breakfast cereal) by counting will quickly lead students to understand the concepts of addition. The sooner you can introduce base ten blocks to your students, the better. If you haven't already used them for counting, use them for basic addition and show students how regrouping works.

Most Popular Addition Worksheets this Week

Addition Facts Tables

Disputably not a great way to learn addition facts, but undeniably a great way to summarize, addition facts tables are an invaluable resource in any home or school classroom. Addition works very well as a table since the addends can be sequential. Encourage students to look for patterns and teach them a variety of strategies to learn the addition facts. For students who have not yet memorized their addition facts but need to know them for a more advanced math lesson such as adding two-digit numbers, provide an addition facts table to them, so they can quickly look up addition facts. After a while, they will most likely learn the facts through the use of the table and become less reliant on it. To make the tables more durable, print them on card stock and laminate them. They can be displayed on a screen or enlarged and printed on poster paper for whole class use.

• Addition Facts in One Square Table Addition Facts Table 1 to 10 (Filled In) Addition Facts Table 1 to 10 (Blank) Addition Facts Table 0 to 9 (Filled In) Addition Facts Table 0 to 9 (Blank) Left-Handed Addition Facts Table Left-Handed Blank Addition Facts Table All Addition Facts Tables Addition Facts Tables With One Fact at a time highlighted
• Addition Facts in Separate Tables Single Addition Facts Tables in Gray 1 to 12 Single Addition Facts Tables in Color 1 to 12 Single Addition Facts Tables in Montessori Colors 1 to 12

Five Minute Addition Frenzies

Five minute frenzy charts are 10 by 10 grids for addition fact practice. In each square, students write the sum of the column number and the row number.

Called mad minutes or timed drills by some, five minute frenzies are meant to be timed to add a little more excitement to practicing addition facts. They are ideally used to increase a student's ability to recall addition facts quickly which has all sorts of benefits later in their school life including preventing high school teachers from complaining about "how their students can't even add single-digit numbers without using a calculator."

A general goal to achieve would be to complete one chart in less than five minutes and score 98 percent or better, however, we recommend setting personal goals for students based on an initial test. If they are banging their head against the wall after a couple of minutes with only a few questions done, they really shouldn't be completing a timed addition facts drill at the moment. They still have some learning to do. We would recommend breaking out the manipulatives at this point. If they blast through the questions in 1.5 minutes and get almost all of them correct, they are probably ready for something a little more challenging.

One-per-page addition frenzies are not the most efficient use of paper resources, but they are a good starting point especially for younger students who have not quite mastered their penmanship enough to fit their numbers into a smaller chart. They are also great for displaying on screens or monitors for group activities. For example, you might use an interactive white board to fill out the chart.

• Five Minute Addition Frenzies Addition Frenzy ( 1 to 10 ) Addition Frenzy ( 11 to 20 ) Addition Frenzy ( 21 to 50 ) Addition Frenzy ( 51 to 100 )
• Left-handed Five Minute Addition Frenzies Left-handed Addition Frenzy ( 1 to 10 ) Left-handed Addition Frenzy ( 11 to 20 ) Left-handed Addition Frenzy ( 21 to 50 ) Left-handed Addition Frenzy ( 51 to 100 )

A wiser use of paper and photo-copy limits, having four charts on a page allows for multi-day practice, collaborative work or through the use of a paper-cutter, a quick stack of practice pages for students who finish early.

• Five Minute Addition Frenzies (Four Per Page) Four Addition Frenzies ( 1 to 10 ) Four Addition Frenzies ( 11 to 20 ) Four Addition Frenzies ( 21 to 50 ) Four Addition Frenzies ( 51 to 100 )
• Left-handed Five Minute Addition Frenzies (Four Per Page) Left-handed Four Addition Charts Per Page ( 1 to 10 ) Left-handed Four Addition Charts Per Page ( 11 to 20 ) Left-handed Four Addition Charts Per Page ( 21 to 50 ) Left-handed Four Addition Charts Per Page ( 51 to 100 )

Single-Digit Addition

Most people would agree that being able to add single-digit numbers quickly and in your head is an essential skill for success in math. The various addition worksheets in this section focus on skills that students will use their entire life. These worksheets will not magically make a student learn addition, but they are valuable for reinforcement and practice and can also be used as assessment tools.

• Single-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping 100 Single-Digit Addition Questions with Some Regrouping ✎ 81 Single-Digit Addition Questions with Some Regrouping ✎ 64 Single-Digit Addition Questions with Some Regrouping ✎ 50 Single-Digit Addition Questions with Some Regrouping ✎ 25 Single-Digit Addition Questions with Some Regrouping ✎ 12 Single-Digit Addition Questions with Some Regrouping ✎
• Single-Digit Addition with No Regrouping 100 Single-Digit Addition Questions with No Regrouping 64 Single-Digit Addition Questions with No Regrouping 25 Single-Digit Addition Questions with No Regrouping 12 Single-Digit Addition Questions with No Regrouping
• Single-Digit Addition with All Regrouping 100 Single-Digit Addition Questions with All Regrouping 64 Single-Digit Addition Questions with All Regrouping 25 Single-Digit Addition Questions with All Regrouping 12 Single-Digit Addition Questions with All Regrouping
• Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Facts (100 Questions) ✎ Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Facts (50 Questions) ✎ Horizontal Numbers that Add to 10 Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Facts up to 5 + 5 (100 Questions) ✎ Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Facts up to 6 + 6 (100 Questions) ✎ Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Facts up to 7 + 7 (100 Questions) ✎ Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition Facts up to 8 + 8 (100 Questions) ✎
• Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition of More than Two Addends Adding 3 Single-Digit Numbers Horizontally Adding 4 Single-Digit Numbers Horizontally Adding 5 Single-Digit Numbers Horizontally Adding 10 Single-Digit Numbers Horizontally
• Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition with No Regrouping Horizontal Addition Facts with No Regrouping 100 per page Horizontal Addition Facts with No Regrouping and No Zeros 100 per page Horizontal Addition Facts with No Regrouping 50 per page
• Horizontally Arranged Single-Digit Addition with All Regrouping Horizontal Addition Facts with All Regrouping 100 per page Horizontal Addition Facts with All Regrouping 50 per page

The make ten addition strategy involves "spliting" the second addend into two parts. The first part combines with the first addend to make ten and the second part is the leftover amount. The strategy helps students quickly add amounts over ten in their head. For example, adding 8 + 7, students first recognize that they need to add 2 to 8 to get 10, so they split the 7 into 2 + 5. The 8 + 2 makes 10 and 5 more makes 15. The skill can be extended to many situations, for example adding 24 + 9, students recognize that they need 6 more to get to 30 and 9 can be split into 6 + 3, so 24 + 6 = 30 and 3 more makes 33. Continuing on, students can work on recognizing "complements" of other important numbers (see section further down) to develop this strategy further.

• Make 10 Addition Strategy Make 10 Addition Strategy Make 10 Addition Strategy Blanks Make 20 Addition Strategy Make 30 Addition Strategy Make 40 Addition Strategy Make 50 Addition Strategy Make 60 Addition Strategy Make 70 Addition Strategy Make 80 Addition Strategy Make 90 Addition Strategy Make Multiples of 10 Addition Strategy

Focusing on one number at a time is necessary for some students. Maybe they get overwhelmed with too much information and need to experience success in small steps.

• Adding Focus or Target Facts (50 Questions) Adding 0 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 1 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 2 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 1 or 2 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 3 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 4 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 5 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 6 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 7 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 8 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎ Adding 9 to Single-Digit Numbers (50 Questions) ✎
• Adding Focus or Target Facts (25 Large Print Questions) Adding 0 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 1 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 2 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 3 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 4 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 5 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 6 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 7 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 8 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 9 to Single-Digit Numbers (25 Large Print Questions) ✎
• Adding Focus or Target Facts (25 Questions) with Sums Limited to 12 Adding 1 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 2 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 3 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 4 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 5 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 6 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 7 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 8 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎ Adding 9 to Single-Digit Numbers With Sums Limited to 12 (25 Large Print Questions) ✎
• Horizontally-Arranged Adding Focus or Target Facts 100 Horizontal Adding 1s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 2s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 50 Adding 1s and 2s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 3s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 4s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 5s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 6s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 7s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 8s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions 100 Horizontal Adding 9s to Single-Digit Numbers Questions

Multi-Digit Addition

A variety of strategies can be used to learn multi-digit addition; it isn't necessary to rely only on paper and pencil methods. Base ten blocks can help students conceptualize addition. Teaching students a mental left-to-right addition skill will help them in future math studies and life in general. E.g. 34 + 78 would be 30 + 70 = 100, 100 + 4 = 104, 104 + 8 = 112. Don't forget about using estimation with these worksheets.

• Multi-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping 2-Digit plus 1-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit plus 1-Digit Addition (64 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit plus 1-Digit Addition (100 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit plus 1-Digit Addition ( Sums Less Than 100 ) (25 Questions) 2-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition (64 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition (100 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition (49 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition (100 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition (49 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition (100 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition (49 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition (100 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition (49 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition (100 Questions) ✎ 5-Digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ Various 2-digit to 4-digit Addition (25 Questions) ✎ Various 2-Digit to 4-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ Various 2-digit to 5-digit Addition (20 Questions) ✎ Various 2-Digit to 5-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ Various 3-digit to 5-digit Addition (20 Questions) ✎ Various 3-Digit to 5-Digit Addition (36 Questions) ✎ 6-Digit Addition (20 Questions) ✎ 7-Digit Addition (15 Questions) ✎ 8-Digit Addition (15 Questions) ✎ 9-Digit Addition (15 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Expanded Form Addition

Regrouping is what long addition is all about; these worksheets give students a lot of practice since every step requires regrouping.

• Multi-Digit Addition with All Regrouping 2-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping in the Ones Place (25 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (36 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 5-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (20 Questions) ✎ 6-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (20 Questions) ✎ 7-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (15 Questions) ✎ 8-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (15 Questions) ✎ 9-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (15 Questions) ✎

If you haven't quite mastered all the addition facts or the long addition algorithm, these might be the worksheets for you. These worksheets don't require any regrouping, so they provide an extra in-between skill for students who require a little more guidance.

• Multi-Digit Addition with No Regrouping 2-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (36 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (64 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (100 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (25 Questions) ✎ 5-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (20 Questions) ✎ 6-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (20 Questions) ✎ 7-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (20 Questions) ✎ 8-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (15 Questions) ✎ 9-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (15 Questions) ✎

Horizontal addition can encourage students to use mental math or other strategies to add numbers. One of the most common mental math strategies for addition is a left-to-right (also called front end) addition strategy. This involves adding the greater place values first. Other strategies for adding multi-digit numbers include using base ten blocks or other manipulatives, number lines, decomposing numbers and adding the parts, and using a calculator.

• Horizontally Arranged Multi-Digit Addition Adding to 20 with the Second Addend Greater 2-Digit Plus 2-Digit Horizontal Addition with no Regrouping Horizontally Arranged 2-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition ✎ Horizontally Arranged 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition ✎ Horizontally Arranged 3-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition ✎ Horizontally Arranged Various 2- and 3-Digit Addition ✎ Horizontally Arranged 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition ✎ Horizontally Arranged 4-Digit Plus 4-Digit Addition ✎ Horizontally Arranged Various 2- to 4-Digit Addition ✎
• Horizontally Arranged Multi-Digit Addition of More Than Two Addends Adding 3 Two-Digit Numbers Horizontally Adding 4 Two-Digit Numbers Horizontally Adding 5 Two-Digit Numbers Horizontally Adding 10 Two-Digit Numbers Horizontally
• Adding Focus or Target Facts Greater Than 9 25 Adding 10s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 10s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 11s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 12s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 13s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 14s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 15s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 16s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 17s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 18s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 19s Questions ✎ 50 Adding 20s Questions ✎

Using a comma to separate thousands is the most common way to format large numbers in the English world.

• Multi-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping (Comma-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers (Comma Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers (Comma Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers (Comma Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎
• Multi-Digit Addition with All Regrouping (Comma-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Comma Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Comma Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Comma Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎
• Multi-Digit Addition with No Regrouping (Comma-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Comma Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Comma Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Comma Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Comma Separated) (15 Questions) ✎

Using a space to separate thousands in large numbers is common in some languages. In the English world, you will most likely find Canadians formatting their numbers in this way.

• Multi-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping (Space-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers (Space Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers (Space Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers (Space Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎
• Multi-Digit Addition with All Regrouping (Space-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Space Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Space Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Space Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎
• Multi-Digit Addition with No Regrouping (Space-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Space Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Space Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Space Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Space Separated) (15 Questions) ✎

Using a period as a thousands separator is not generally seen in English-speaking countries, but since there are people from around the world who use these addition worksheets, they are included.

• Multi-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping (Period-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers (Period Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers (Period Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers (Period Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎
• Multi-Digit Addition with All Regrouping (Period-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Period Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Period Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Period Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers with ALL Regrouping (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎
• Multi-Digit Addition with No Regrouping (Period-Separated Thousands) Adding 4-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Period Separated) (25 Questions) ✎ Adding 5-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Period Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 6-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Period Separated) (20 Questions) ✎ Adding 7-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 8-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎ Adding 9-Digit Numbers with NO Regrouping (Period Separated) (15 Questions) ✎

For various reasons, sometimes you need addition questions in a larger font. These should fit the bill.

• Large Print Multi-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping 2-digit Plus 1-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 3-digit Plus 1-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-digit Plus 1-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ Various Plus 1-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 2-digit Plus 2-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 3-digit Plus 2-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-digit Plus 2-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ Various Plus 2-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 3-digit Plus 3-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-digit Plus 3-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-digit Plus 4-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 5-digit Plus 5-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (12 Questions) ✎ 6-digit Plus 6-digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Large Print) (12 Questions) ✎
• Very Large Print Multi-Digit Addition with Some Regrouping 2-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 2-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 1-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎ Various 2- to 4-Digit Addition with SOME Regrouping (Very Large Print) (9 Questions) ✎
• Large Print Multi-Digit Addition with All Regrouping 2-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 5-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (Large Print) (12 Questions) ✎ 6-Digit Addition with ALL Regrouping (Large Print) (12 Questions) ✎
• Large Print Multi-Digit Addition with No Regrouping 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Plus 2-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 3-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Plus 3-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 4-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (16 Questions) ✎ 5-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (12 Questions) ✎ 6-Digit Addition with NO Regrouping (Large Print) (12 Questions) ✎ LP 2-Digit Addition with Sums up to 99 ( 25 Questions ) LP 2-Digit Addition with Sums up to 99 ( 12 Questions )

Multi-Digit Addition with Grid Support

Adding with grid support helps students who have trouble lining up place values themselves. Perhaps with a little practice, they might get a better understanding of not only lining up the place values, but why this is done. Pointing out that the 5 in 659 means 50, for example, is useful in helping students understand place value as it relates to addition.

• Adding 2 Addends With Grid Support Adding 2-Digit + 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 3-Digit + 3-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 3-Digit + 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 4-Digit + 4-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 4-Digit + 3-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 4-Digit + 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 5-Digit + 5-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 5-Digit + 4-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 5-Digit + 3-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding 5-Digit + 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends) Adding Various Digit Numbers on a Grid (2 Addends)
• Adding 3 Addends With Grid Support Adding 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (3 Addends) Adding 3-Digit Numbers on a Grid (3 Addends) Adding 4-Digit Numbers on a Grid (3 Addends) Adding 5-Digit Numbers on a Grid (3 Addends) Adding Various-Digit Numbers on a Grid (3 Addends)
• Adding 4 Addends With Grid Support Adding 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (4 Addends) Adding 3-Digit Numbers on a Grid (4 Addends) Adding 4-Digit Numbers on a Grid (4 Addends) Adding 5-Digit Numbers on a Grid (4 Addends) Adding Various-Digit Numbers on a Grid (4 Addends)
• Adding 5 Addends With Grid Support Adding 2-Digit Numbers on a Grid (5 Addends) Adding 3-Digit Numbers on a Grid (5 Addends) Adding 4-Digit Numbers on a Grid (5 Addends) Adding 5-Digit Numbers on a Grid (5 Addends) Adding Various-Digit Numbers on a Grid (5 Addends)

Various Other Addition Worksheets

Column addition is not just an exercise in accounting, it also develops mental addition skills that are useful in everyday life. Various strategies are available for adding columns of numbers. The traditional method is to use a pencil and paper approach, also known as right-to-left addition, where students add and regroup starting with the smallest place (ones in this case) and proceed up to the greatest place. A mental approach might involve students going from left-to-right where the greater place is added first. This is easier to keep track of in your head, but does require the occasional adjustment in previous answers. An example is to add 345 + 678 + 901. First add the 300, 600 and 900 to get 1800, then add 40, 70 and 0 in turn to get 1910, then deal with the 5, 8 and 1 to get 1924. Along the way you had to adjust your total, but keeping a running total in your head is a lot easier than transfering a pencil and paper method into your head.

• Column Addition with Single-Digit Numbers Adding Three Single-Digit Numbers Adding Four Single-Digit Numbers Adding Five Single-Digit Numbers Adding Six Single-Digit Numbers
• Column Addition with Two-Digit Numbers Adding Three Two-Digit Numbers Adding Four Two-Digit Numbers Adding Five Two-Digit Numbers Adding Six Two-Digit Numbers
• Column Addition with Three-Digit Numbers Adding Three Three-Digit Numbers Adding Four Three-Digit Numbers Adding Five Three-Digit Numbers Adding Six Three-Digit Numbers
• Column Addition with Four-Digit Numbers Adding Three Four-Digit Numbers Adding Four Four-Digit Numbers Adding Five Four-Digit Numbers Adding Six Four-Digit Numbers
• Column Addition with Various-Digit Numbers Adding Three Various-Digit Numbers Adding Four Various-Digit Numbers Adding Five Various-Digit Numbers Adding Six Various-Digit Numbers

Games help students develop mental addition skills but in a fun context. For the adding with playing cards worksheets, a Jack is counted as 11, a Queen as 12, a King as 13 and an Ace as 1. Playing math games while enjoying some social time with their friends is a great way to develop strategic thinking and math fluency in children.

• Adding With Games Adding 2 Playing Cards Adding 3 Playing Cards Adding 4 Playing Cards Adding 5 Playing Cards Adding 6 Playing Cards Adding 7 Playing Cards Adding 8 Playing Cards Counting Cribbage Hands Identify and Count Yahtzee! Combinations

Finding complements of numbers can help students a great deal in developing mental arithmetic skills and to further their understanding of number.

• Adding Complements of 9, 99 and 999 Adding Complements of 9 (Blanks in First or Second Position Mixed) Adding Complements of 9 (Blanks in First then Second Position) Adding Complements of 9 (Blanks in First Position Only) Adding Complements of 9 (Blanks in Second Position Only) Adding Complements of 9 (Blanks in Any Position, Including Sums) Adding Complements of 99 Adding Complements of 999
• Adding Complements of 10, 100 and 1000 Adding Complements of 10 Adding Complements of 100 Adding Complements of 1000
• Adding Complements of 11 Adding Complements of 11 (Blanks in First or Second Position Mixed) Adding Complements of 11 (Blanks in First then Second Position) Adding Complements of 11 (Blanks in First Position Only) Adding Complements of 11 (Blanks in Second Position Only) Adding Complements of 11 (Blanks in Any Position, Including Sums)

Using an adding doubles strategy can help students to process addition questions more quickly using mental math. To use this strategy, students must recognize that the two numbers are close to the same value (usually by one or two). They also must recognize by how much and whether it is greater or less than the first addend. A typical dialogue with the question, 15 + 16, might be, "I see that the second number is greater than the first number by 1. If I double the first number and add 1, I will get my answer. 15 doubled is 30 plus one is 31. 15 + 16, therefore, is 31."

• Adding Doubles Up to 9 Adding Doubles (Up to 9) Adding Doubles Plus One (Up to 9) Adding Doubles Plus Two (Up to 9) Adding Doubles Minus One (Up to 9) Adding Doubles Minus Two (Up to 9) Adding Doubles Mixed Variations (Up to 9)
• Adding Doubles Up to 15 Adding Doubles (Up to 15) Adding Doubles Plus One (Up to 15) Adding Doubles Plus Two (Up to 15) Adding Doubles Minus One (Up to 15) Adding Doubles Minus Two (Up to 15) Adding Doubles Mixed Variations (Up to 15)
• Adding Doubles Up to 30 Adding Doubles (Up to 30) Adding Doubles Plus One (Up to 30) Adding Doubles Plus Two (Up to 30) Adding Doubles Minus One (Up to 30) Adding Doubles Minus Two (Up to 30) Adding Doubles Mixed Variations (Up to 30)

Not commonly taught in modern schools, adding in other base number systems can stretch students' minds and have quite a few important applications, especially in technology. For example, you will find binary, octal and hexadecimal systems are quite often used in computer technology. Quaternary numbers can be used in genetics to store DNA sequences. The duodecimal system is sometimes suggested as a superior system to the decimal system

• Adding in Other Base Number Systems Adding Binary Numbers (Base 2) Adding Ternary Numbers (Base 3) Adding Quaternary Numbers (Base 4) Adding Quinary Numbers (Base 5) Adding Senary Numbers (Base 6) Adding Octal Numbers (Base 8) Adding Duodecimal Numbers (Base 12) Adding Hexadecimal Numbers (Base 16) Adding Vigesimal Numbers (Base 20) Adding Hexatrigesimal Numbers (Base 36) Adding Various Numbers (Various Bases)

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Addition Word Problem Worksheets

The addition word problem worksheets presented here involve performing addition operations with regrouping and without regrouping. Our extensive and well-researched word problem worksheets feature real-life scenarios that involve single-digit addition, two-digit addition, three-digit addition, and addition of large numbers. These pdf handouts are designed to provide ample practice for elementary school children. Free worksheets are included.

Single-digit Addition Word Problems

These printable practice worksheets involve simple addition of single-digit numbers. Read the word problems and perform addition operations to arrive at the answers.

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Addition Word Problems: Sum up to 20

Featured in these worksheets are engaging word problems whose sums add up to 20. Addends may have a combination of single-digit and two-digit numbers.

Addition Problems: Two-digit and Single-digit

A number of real-life scenarios in the form of word problems featured in the addition worksheets here involve single digit and two-digit addends.

Two-digit Addition Problems - No Regrouping

The word problems in this section do not require regrouping or carrying. Find the answers to the word problems that feature two-digit addends.

Two-digit Addition Problems - With Regrouping

All two-digit addition word problems presented in this set of worksheets here require regrouping (carry over). Follow the place value columns to sum up the two-digit addends.

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Presented here are worksheets with three colorful themes - Fall Season, Aquarium and Theme Park. Read the questions and solve the word problems. Answer keys are included.

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A total of 15 addition word problems spread over three PDF worksheets presented here require you to sum up three-digit addends with the two-digit addends.

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Enhance your arithmetic skills. Read the word problems and sum up three-digit addends in these printable worksheets. Some problems may require regrouping. Answer key included in each worksheet.

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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

Addition word problems in 1st grade, addition word problems in 2nd grade, addition word problems in 3rd grade, addition word problems in 4th grade, addition word problems in 5th grade.

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How to teach addition word problem-solving in elementary school

Addition word problems for 1st grade, addition word problems for 2nd grade, addition word problems for 3rd grade, addition word problems for 4th grade, addition word problems for 5th grade, looking for more word problems resources.

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

Take a look at our comprehensive collection of word problems practice questions covering a wide range of topics such as ratio word problems , percentages word problems , multiplication word problems , division word problems and more. 

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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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Example: There are 1030 books in the library. We bought 67 more books for the library. How many books are there in the library now?

1030 + 67 = 1097

There are 1097 books in the library now.

Example: 1085 girls and 531 boys took part in an art competition. How many students took part in the competition altogether?

1085 + 531 = 1616 1616 students took part in the competition altogether.

Example: After giving $1085 to his wife, Simon had $746 left. How money had he at first?

1085 + 746 = 1831

Simon had $1831 at first.

Example: Margret sold 1392 meatballs on Friday. She sold 1940 more meatballs on Saturday than on Friday. How many meatballs did she sell on Saturday?

Solution: 1392 + 1940 = 3332 She sold 3332 meatballs on Saturday.

A visual way to solve world problems using bar modeling This type of word problem uses the part-whole model. Because the whole is missing, this is an addition problem.

Example: Mr. Gray sold 64 drinks in the morning. Mr. Frank sold 25 drinks at night. How many drinks did they sell altogether?

How to solve addition problem using part-whole model?

Example: Maya had some stamps. She gave 7 stamps to her younger brothers. Maya then had 14 stamps. How many stamps did Maya have at first?

Examples of 4th Grade word problems and bar models

Example: Dad bought two hammers. One cost $18 and the other costs $28 more. What was his total bill?

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Example: A girl jumps 42cm for her first jump in a high jump competition. Her second jump is 46cm. How high did she jump in total?

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Addition is ...

... bringing two or more numbers (or things) together to make a new total.

Example: When we add 2 and 3 we get 5 .

We can write it like this:

Write this down, with the answer, using numerals :

You should get:   4 + 3 = 7  

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Swapping Places

Swapping the position of the numbers we are adding still gets the same result!

More Examples:

5 + 1 = 1 + 5 = 6

7 + 11 = 11 + 7 = 18

4 + 100 = 100 + 4 = 104

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We can also "look up" answers for simple addition using the Addition Table (but it is really best to learn to remember the answers).

Example: Find 3 + 5

• find the row starting with "3"

• move along to be under the column "5"

• and there is the number "8", so 3 + 5 = 8

Larger Numbers: Use Addition in Columns

Other names for Addition are Sum, Plus, Increase, Total

And the numbers to be added together are called the " Addends ":

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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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How to Solve an Addition Problem with Regrouping

Do you know how to solve an addition problem with regrouping? Do you know all the steps and why they’re important? Sometimes you learn how to solve math problems, but you don’t understand why you solve them in a particular way.

This is why we are going to review how to solve an addition problem with regrouping today,  and we’ll explain why we solve them the way that we do with visuals.

Let’s do two examples using some math cubes to visualize the problem. We’re going to solve the following addition problems:

First Addition Problem with Regrouping

25 + 18 = .

Now, we need to put each number into place:

First, we will add the ones-place numbers. 5 + 8 gives us 13. 13 is bigger than 10, so we need to separate the number into tens and ones:

Now, we add the tens, remembering that we need to add one ten more; it’s the one that was leftover from when we added the ones-place numbers. This is the “regrouping.”

Do you get it? Let’s take a look at another example.

Second Addition Problem with Regrouping

7 + 4 is 11, which is greater than 10, so we need to separate the number into tens and ones:

Now, we need to add the tens while remembering to add one extra 10.

Summary: Whenever the ones-place numbers add up to a number greater than 10, we need to carry the tens over to the tens-place column.

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Worksheet on Word Problems on Addition

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1.  In an examination, 75,236 students passed and 14,892 students failed. Find how many students appeared for the examination. 

2.  There are 3,786 men, 3,672 women and 1,508 children in a village. Find the total population of the village. 

3.  There are 5,873 male and 6,389 female primary teachers in a city. Find the total number of teachers in the city.

4. In a school there are the following numbers of students: 127 in grade one, 120 in grade two, 110 in grade three, 100 in grade four and 93 in grade five. Find the total number of students in the school.

5. A man plucked 435 mangoes from one tree, 450 mangoes from the second tree and 295 mangoes from the third tree. Find the total number of mangoes plucked from the trees.

6. A school library has 3,730 books in French, 2,531 books in English, and 5,368 books in other languages. How many books are there in library?

7. There are 37,536 bags of wheat, 35,380 bags of rice and 25,240 bags of gram in a store. Find the total number of bags in the store.

8. A school management spent $ 26,756 on teachers pay, $ 325,378 on building construction, $ 5,780 on games and $ 8,235 on other work. Find the total amount spent on different items by the school management.

9. A man plucked 375 apples from one tree, 504 apples from the second tree and 229 apples from the third tree. Find the total number of apples plucked from the trees.

10. A toy factory manufactured 52,253 toys in January, 50,375 toys in February and 608,368 toys in March. How many toys were manufactured in the above mentioned months in total?

11. Mr. Jones goes to the shop to buy furniture for his house. He buys a double bed for $57930 and a sofa for $39860. What is the total amount spent by Mr. Jones at the shop.

12. According to a census, there were 45779 females in a town.  The number of males is 2336 more. What is the total population of the town?

13. 7883 people visited the zoo on Friday, 6596 on Saturday and 8224 on Sunday. How many people visited the zoo on these 3 days?

14. Ron is studying aboard. During his holidays, he travels to his home town. To reach his home town he covered 4562 km by air and 1057 km by bus. What is the total distance travelled by him to reach the home town?

15. Ron deposited $13645 in bank on Tuesday and $6880 on Wednesday. What is the amount of money deposited by him in bank in these 2 days?

16. Shelly went to buy furniture for her room and had $15000. She selects two different tables at the shop –

(i) a square table costing $9640

(ii) a round table costing $7890.

She has already bought a chair for $5999. Which table would she be able to buy?

17. An overhead tank has 4670 litres of water. If 2770 litres of water is added more to the tank, what is the total amount of water in the tank? Give any two ways in which we can conserve water.

18. During a cricket match, 3670 people watched the match from South End, 2270 from North End and 2850 from East End. How many people watched the match?

19. A cycle factory produced 6589 cycles in year 2010, 4869 cycles in 2011 and 2586 in 2012. What was the production in these three years?

20. At a meeting addressed by a political leader, there were 2,649 men 3,259 women and 837 children. How many people were present at the meeting?

21. In an election, there were three candidates. The first candidate got 1975 votes, the second candidate got 4688 votes and the third candidate got 2149 votes. In all how many votes were polled?

22. In an examination 5,865 boys and 2,954 girls appeared. How many students in all appeared in the examination?

23. A number is 468 more than 9268. Find the number.

24. A company produced 2,756; 1,751 and 3,058 pencils in three successive months. In all, how many pencils were produced by the company in these three months?

25. James has 12589 stamps and Mary has 34879 stamps in their albums. How many stamps do they have altogether?

26. There are 3592 cows, 4692 buffaloes and 1296 other cattle in a village. What is the population of the cattle?

27. A village has 24,925 women 17,840 men and 4,540 children. What is the population of the village?

28. A factory produced 17,895 toys in the 1st year, 26,004 toys in the 2nd year and 34,924 in the 3rd year. How many toys were produced in these years?

1.  90,128

2.  8,966

3.  12,262

4.  550

5.  1,180

6.  11,629

7.  98,156

8.  $ 3,66,149

9.  1,108

10.  7,10,996

11. $97,790

14. 5,619 km

15. $20,525

16. Round table

17. 7,440 litres

23.  9,736

26.  9,580

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Addition – Definition, Formula, Properties & Examples

What is addition, addition symbol, properties of addition, solved examples on addition, practice problems on addition, frequently asked questions on addition.

Addition is a way of combining things and counting them together as one large group . 

The first mathematical operation that students are introduced to in elementary mathematics is addition. To add means to bring together or combine two objects. Students then build over this understanding to learn how to add more than two numbers . In higher grades, addition is the basic element to understand more complex operations like multiplication and division . 

Definition of Addition

Addition in math is a process of combining two or more numbers . Addends are the numbers being added , and the result or the final answer we get after the process is called the sum . It is one of the essential mathematical functions we use in our everyday activities. There are many situations in which we add numbers. One of the most common everyday uses for adding numbers is when we work with time or money—for example, adding up bills and receipts.

The addition has an infinite number of applications in our day-to-day life. We use addition while cooking food, while calculating bills at supermarkets, while calculating distances, and much more.

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The addition symbol used to indicate addition of numbers is $“+”$ (also called the plus symbol). For example, we read $5 + 3$ as $“5$ plus $3”$.

An addition sentence is a mathematical expression that shows two or more values added together and their sum. The two or more values that are added are called addends. The parts of addition sentence are two or more addends , plus symbol(s), equal sign , and the sum.

Let’s look at this with the help of another example.

Let’s say we have two yellow stars,

 and three purple stars.

In order to find the total number of stars we have, we count all the stars together. That is, together we have 5 stars.

Mathematically, we write this as  

$2 + 3 = 5$

Here, “+” denotes addition. The total that we get on adding two or more numbers is also called the sum . Therefore in this example, 5 is the sum of 2 and 3.

Considering one more example, if we add the numbers 6 and 4, we get the sum 10; and we write this as $6 + 4 = 10$

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We can add two numbers easily using the various methods discussed below. These methods are more convenient for adding small numbers. 

In their quest to master addition, students start by learning how to add one- digit numbers using their fingers or the number line and then move on to adding bigger numbers using place value or column method . Let’s learn about the addition of two numbers: using fingers, on a number line, using the number grid, by counting forward.

Using Fingers

Addition of small numbers can be done using your fingers.

Example 1: Let’s say we have to add the numbers 5 and 2. Show 5 fingers on one hand and 2 on the other. Count the total number of fingers to find the sum. 

Similarly, to add 2 and 2, show 2 fingers on one hand and 2 on the other. The sum is 4 since four fingers are shown in total.

Example 2: Let’s add the numbers 5 and 3.

Step 1: Show 5 fingers on one hand and 3 on the other.

Step 2: Start counting the fingers together like this to find the total.

And we have our total 

$5 + 3 = 8$.

Using The Number Line

We can use the number line to add. Let us look at the following addition example.

Example 1: To add 5 and 7, we can count forward 7 steps from 5, as shown below.

Example 2: Let’s see how we can add the numbers 11 and 3 using a number line.

Step 1: Mark the bigger number on the number line.

Step 2: Jump forward as many times as the second number.

So, we have 

$11 + 3 = 14$.

Using The Number Grid

Number chart is another way to add numbers.

Example: Add 57 and 16 using a hundred grid.

By Counting forward

Let’s use another example to see how this strategy works. Let’s say we have to add the numbers 5 and 4.

Step 1: Keep the bigger number in mind. In this case, 5.

Step 2: Count forward as many times as the second number i.e., 4 times. 

Like this: $→ 6 → 7 → 8 → 9$. 

We get 9. 

So, 4 added to 5 is 9 or the sum of 5 and 4 is 9. 

Vertical Addition or Column Method

While solving the problem, we can add the numbers vertically . Here, we arrange the numbers vertically using their respective place values, like ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. We start adding from the right side (or digit at ones or unit place). While solving such problems, we may come across some cases with regrouping and some without regrouping. Let us understand with the help of examples.

Addition without Regrouping

Example 1: Add 41 and 26.

Example 2: Let’s add the numbers 34 and 52. 

Step 1: Write the numbers one below the other as per their place value like this:

Step 2: Start from the right and add the digits in the ones column first.

 Step 3: Move on to the next column and add the digits in the tens column.

And so we have our answer: $34 + 52 = 86$

Addition with Regrouping

This is the aspect that comes into play when the sum of the digits in any column exceeds 10. 

Example 1: Add 57 and 16

Example 2: Let’s try adding the numbers 29 and 46 using this method.

Step 2: As done previously, start from the right and add the digits in the ones column first. Here the sum of 9 and 6 will be 15. We think of 15 as $10 + 5$; keep the 5 in the ones column, and give the 10 as 1 ten to the tens column as a carryover.

 Step 3: Move on to the tens column and add the digits in this column along with the carryover digit to find the answer.

And so we have our sum: $29 + 46 = 75$

• Commutative Property of Addition

We can swap the numbers in an addition equation and the sum will remain the same.

$19 + 14 = 33$

$14 + 19 = 33$

• Identity Property of Addition

When zero is added to a number or a number is added to zero, the sum is the number itself.

$15 + 0 = 15$

$0 + 15 = 15$

• Associative Property of Addition

While adding three or more numbers, the sum of the numbers does not depend on the order in which the numbers are added. For example, we could add the numbers 5, 8 and 6 in different ways like this:

$(5 + 8) + 6 = 13 + 6 = 19$

$5 + (8 + 6) = 5 + 14 = 19$

$8 + (5 + 6) = 8 + 11 = 19$

• Distributive Property

If the sum of two numbers is multiplied by a third number, then the product is equal to the sum of the products obtained when each number is individually multiplied by the third number.

Consider the example: $(2 + 3) 5$

$(2 + 3) 5 = 5 5 = 25$

$(2 + 3) 5 = (2 5) + (3 5) = 10 + 15 = 25$

Fun Fact 

• Adding zero to a number gives the number itself.
• Adding 1 to a number gives the successor of that number.
• Changing the order of the addends does not change the sum. 

For example, $5 + 3 + 2 = 5 + 2 + 3  = 10$

Adding numbers is a fundamental mathematical process that combines two or more numerical values. We use this operation in our daily lives; some easy examples are calculating money, calculating time, counting students in a class, etc. The symbol of this operation is a ‘+’ (plus sign). Visit SplashLearn to learn more math facts.

Question 1: What is the sum of the first 10 odd numbers?

Solution:  

The first ten odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19.

The sum of the first ten odd numbers 

$= 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17 + 19$

$= 100$ 

Question 2: If a bag has 5 balls and 4 more balls are added to it, how many balls are there in the bag?

Originally, there were 5 balls in the bag. Now 4 more balls have been added.

The number of balls in this bag is now $5 + 4 = 9$.

Therefore, the bag has 9 balls.

Question 3: The present age of Manny is 7 years. What will be his age after 10 years?

Current age of Manny is 7 years. 

To find Manny’s age after 10 years, add 10 to his current age.

After 10 years, his age would be $7 + 10$ or 17 years old.

Question 4: Samantha bought a bag for $214 and some books for $\$149$ . How much did she spend on both?

To find the total cost, add 214 and 149.

Thus, Samantha spent $\$363$ in all.

Question 5: Add 56 and 11 using the column method.

Question 6: Add 4 and 6 on the number line.

$4 + 6 = 10$

Question 7: Find the missing number in $7 + \underline{} = 9$

Solution: $7 + 2 = 9$.

Question 8: Add and write the total number of fingers.

Solution: $2 + 5 = 7$.

Question 9: An overhead tank A has 345 gallons and another tank B has 248 gallons of water. What is the total amount of water in both the tanks?  

Solution : 

Amount of water in overhead tank A $= 345$ gallons

Amount of water in overhead tank B $= 248$ gallons

The total amount of water in both the tanks can be calculated by adding 345 and 248. 

$345 + 248 = 593$ gallons

Question 10: There are 596 men, 632 women, and 407 children in a town. Find the total population of the town. 

Number of men $= 596$

Number of women $= 632$

Number of children $= 407$

Total population of the town is 596, 632, and 407.

We get $596 + 632 + 407 = 1635$

Attend this Quiz & Test your knowledge.

Which of the following equations represents the total number of circles in the figure below?

What is the sum of 700 and 136?

Find the value of 4 hundreds $+ 26$ tens, which of the following is the sum of the smallest and the greatest two-digit numbers, 1385 girls and 432 boys took part in an art competition. find the total number of participants., which property is shown by the addition sentence $11 + 0 = 11$, find $5 + 7 + 9$., a bouquet has 36 red roses and 18 white roses. how many roses does the bouquet have in all, bus a has 45 passengers, bus b has 56 passengers and bus c has 32 passengers. how many passengers are on bus a and bus c.

What is addend?

Addend is the part of the statement where we add two numbers; an addend is defined as the value that is to be added to find a sum.

What is a sum?

A sum is a result when we add two or more numbers.

Why is addition important?

Adding numbers is a fundamental mathematical concept, essential for the simplest problems in our daily activities. One of the most common applications is when we work with money—for example, adding up bills and receipts.

What is meant by addition with and without regrouping?

Addition without regrouping is when the sum of the digits in each place value column is less than or equal to 9. Addition with regrouping is when the sum of the digits in at least one of the place value columns is greater than 9.

What is the zero property of addition?

The zero property of addition states that when we add any number and zero, we get the number itself. For example: 5 + 0 = 5

What is skip counting?

The method of  counting  forward by numbers other than 1 is defined as skip counting . For example, starting from 10 and skip counting by 5 would mean adding 5 every time to each new number we get: 10, 15, 20, 25,…

What number should be added to a number to get its successor?

1 added to a number gives the successor of the number.

If we subtract 1 from a number what number will we get?

When 1 is subtracted from a number we get a predecessor of the number.

Where do we use addition in our day-to-day life?

To find the total number of objects, bill amount, total distance traveled, etc.

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