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Grade 1 Math - Addition Word Problems
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Grade 1 Math - Addition Word Problems
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1. When Logan painted his house, he used 5 liters of white paint and 4 liters of brown paint. How many liters of paint did Logan use in all?

2. Irene and her sister baked sugar cookies together. They made 1 snowman cookie, 4 dinosaur cookies, and 2 fire truck cookies. How many cookies did they bake in all?

3. In Nina's yard there is 1 magnolia tree, 2 orange trees, and 3 aspen trees. How many trees are in Nina's yard?

4. Tess picks 1 flower. Max picks 1 flower.
How many flowers do they pick in all?

5. Mrs. Pena's class raised two groups of silkworms. In onw group, 17 silkworms turned into moths. In the other group, 1 silkworm turned into a moth. In total, how many silkworms turned into moths?

6. Deb bumps into her toy box. 12 toys spill onto the floor, but 5 toys stay in the box. How many toys did Deb have in the toy box?

7. Abe washes 3 paintbrushes. Hal washes 1 paintbrush.
How many paintbrushes do they wash in all?

8. After a forest fire, there are 15 old trees, plus 1 baby tree called a sapling. How many trees are there in total?

9. Andy is a school janitor. Last week, he picked up 17 pieces of trash in the classrooms and 2 pieces of trash around the campus. How many pieces of trash did Andy pick up?

10. Hal had 4 coins in his piggy bank. Then, he put in 2 more coins.
How many coins are in his piggy bank now?

11. As a firefighter, Ben has helped put out 1 fire in his own city and 4 in a nearby city. How many fires has he helped put out?
Write an addition sentence that fits the story.

12. Rick catches 4 fish. Stan catches 3 fish.
How many fish do they catch in all?

13. A monkey ate 4 bananas. Then, he ate 4 more bananas.
How many bananas did the monkey eat in all?

14. At a ball, 9 women wear their hair up and 3 wear their hair down. How many women are at the ball?

15. Avery works at a women's clothing store. Yesterday, she noticed that all her customers wore pants or skirts. 82 customers wore pants and 4 customers wore skirts. How many customers did Avery help yesterday?

16. William had to do the dishes after work. He washed 5 small plates and 3 large plates. How many did he wash in total?

17. Sam drew 3 pictures. His sister also drew some pictures. Together, they drew 5 pictures.
How many pictures did Sam's sister draw?

18. A bakery sold 1 chocolate-chip cupcake, 3 vanilla cupcakes, and 3 coconut cupcakes. How many cupcakes did the bakery sell in all?

19. Anna jumped on the couch 7 times, and her friend Zane jumped on it 6 times. Then, the couch broke and they both got in big trouble. How many times did they jump on the couch in total?

20. It usually takes Jane 6 minutes to get home from school. Today, it was raining, so it took her 3 minutes longer than normal. How long did it take Jane to get home from school today?

21. There were 2 children in a pool. Then, 2 more children jumped in.
How many children are in the pool now?

22. The basketball team lost a game. They scored 9 points, but they needed 5 more points to win. In total, how many points did the team need to win?

23. The library had 23 picture books. then, Mr. Rudd gave the library 3 more. How many picture books does the library have now?

24. Stan put 6 buttons on a snowman. Then, he added 1 more button.
How many buttons are on the snowman in all?

25. On a trip to the zoo, Devon saw 18 baby penguins and 7 adult penguins. How many penguins did she see in all?