Addition in Action: Solving Word Problems

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Maria has \(28\) red marbles and \(15\) blue marbles. How many marbles does she have in total?

\(28 + 15 = 43\). She has \(43\) marbles in total.

There are \(47\) students in the lunchroom. \(24\) more students come in. How many students are in the lunchroom now?

\(47 + 24 = 71\). There are \(71\) students.

A baker made \(36\) chocolate chip cookies in the morning and \(48\) more in the afternoon. How many cookies did he bake all day?

\(36 + 48 = 84\). He baked \(84\) cookies.

Leo read \(65\) pages of his book last week and \(29\) pages this week. How many pages has he read altogether?

\(65 + 29 = 94\). He has read \(94\) pages.

On a field trip, one bus has \(54\) students and the second bus has \(38\) students. How many students are on the field trip in total?

\(54 + 38 = 92\). There are \(92\) students.

A toy store sold \(19\) video games on Saturday and \(27\) on Sunday. How many video games were sold over the weekend?

\(19 + 27 = 46\). They sold \(46\) video games.

You have saved \(75\) cents. Your friend gives you \(18\) cents more. How many cents do you have now?

\(75 + 18 = 93\). You have \(93\) cents.

The school library has \(88\) fiction books. They just received a new box with \(12\) more. How many fiction books do they have now?

\(88 + 12 = 100\). They have \(100\) fiction books.