Addition within 20 to Solve Word Problems - Common Core: 1st Grade Math
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Molly has 
pencils and Natalie has 
. How many total pencils do they have if they put theirs together?
Molly has
This is an addition problem because Molly and Natalie are putting their pencils together, and they will have more once they put all the pencils together.
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This is an addition problem because Molly and Natalie are putting their pencils together, and they will have more once they put all the pencils together.
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Tracy picked 
strawberries from a bush in her yard, and 
strawberries from her neighbors bush. How many strawberries does she have?
Tracy picked
This is an addition problem because Tracy has two groups of strawberries that she is putting together into one group. When you put things together you are adding.
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This is an addition problem because Tracy has two groups of strawberries that she is putting together into one group. When you put things together you are adding.
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Zack ate 
pieces of chocolate at lunch and 
pieces of chocolate after dinner. How many pieces did he eat?
Zack ate
This is an addition problem because we want to know the total number of pieces of chocolate that Zack ate, we are putting the pieces together that he had at lunch and after dinner. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know the total number of pieces of chocolate that Zack ate, we are putting the pieces together that he had at lunch and after dinner. When we put things together we are adding.
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The toy store has 
black balls and 
red balls. How many total balls do they have?
The toy store has
This is an addition problem because we are putting the red bals and the black balls together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the red bals and the black balls together. When we put things together we are adding.
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Lucy is packing a bag for a trip. So far she has 
t-shirts and 
pairs of shorts. How many pieces of clothing does she have all together?
Lucy is packing a bag for a trip. So far she has
This is an addition problem because we are putting the shirts and the shorts together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the shirts and the shorts together. When we put things together we are adding.
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Jeff needs to collect leaves for a school project. He picked up 
leaves in his front yard and 
leaves in his backyard. How many leaves has he collected?
Jeff needs to collect leaves for a school project. He picked up
This is an addition problem because we are putting the leaves that Jeff collected in the front yard together with the leaves he collected in the backyard. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the leaves that Jeff collected in the front yard together with the leaves he collected in the backyard. When we put things together we are adding.
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Tom and Tim both have piggy banks in their rooms. Tom has 
coins in his piggy bank and Tim has 
. How many coins do they have if they put their coins together?
Tom and Tim both have piggy banks in their rooms. Tom has
This is an addition problem because Tim and Tom are putting their coins together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because Tim and Tom are putting their coins together. When we put things together we are adding.
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A furniture store has 
tables for sale and 
chairs for sale. How many total things do they have for sale?
A furniture store has
This is an addition problem because we are putting the table and chairs together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the table and chairs together. When we put things together we are adding.
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A candy store has 
blue gumballs and 
yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs does the store have?
A candy store has
This is an addition problem because we are putting the blue and the yellow gumballs together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the blue and the yellow gumballs together. When we put things together we are adding.
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The rose bush has 
hot pink roses and 
light pink roses. How many total roses does the bush have?
The rose bush has
This is an addition problem because we are putting the hot pink flowers and the light pink flowers together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the hot pink flowers and the light pink flowers together. When we put things together we are adding.
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The clown is holding 
balloons in one hand and 
balloons in his other hand. How many total balloons does the clown have?
The clown is holding
This is an addition problem because we are putting all the balloons together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting all the balloons together. When we put things together we are adding.
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During the soccer game, the red team had 
players on the field, but the blue team only had 
players. How many total players were playing in the game?
During the soccer game, the red team had
This is an addition problem because we want to put the number of people on the red team together with the blue team to find out how many total people are playing. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to put the number of people on the red team together with the blue team to find out how many total people are playing. When we put things together we are adding.
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During a walk, Ashley counted 
trees on the right side of the road, and 
trees on the left side of the road. How many total trees did she count?
During a walk, Ashley counted
This is an addition problem because we are putting the tree on the right side of the road and the left side of the road together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the tree on the right side of the road and the left side of the road together. When we put things together we are adding.
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The pet store has 
tanks for frogs. The first tank has 
frogs and the second tank has 
frogs. How many total frogs does the pet store have?
The pet store has
This is an addition problem because we are putting the frogs in the two tanks together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we are putting the frogs in the two tanks together. When we put things together we are adding.
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Spike, Greg’s dog, has lots of toys! He has 
balls and 
stuffed toys. How many total toys does Spike have?
Spike, Greg’s dog, has lots of toys! He has
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many toys Spike has when we put his balls and his stuffed toys together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many toys Spike has when we put his balls and his stuffed toys together. When we put things together we are adding.
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During a baseball game, the green team scored 
points and the yellow team scored 
points. How many total points were scored during the game?
During a baseball game, the green team scored
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total points were score when we put the green teams points and the yellow teams points together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total points were score when we put the green teams points and the yellow teams points together. When we put things together we are adding.
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During a sleepover, Maggie and Alex want to play all the games in Alex’s toy closet. They play 
games on Friday night and 
games on Saturday. How many total games do they play?
During a sleepover, Maggie and Alex want to play all the games in Alex’s toy closet. They play
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total games they played when we put the games they played on Friday together with the games they played on Saturday. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total games they played when we put the games they played on Friday together with the games they played on Saturday. When we put things together we are adding.
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This weekend is John’s birthday. He has a party on both Saturday and Sunday! On Saturday he got 
gifts and on Sunday he got 
gifts. How many total gifts did John get for his birthday?
This weekend is John’s birthday. He has a party on both Saturday and Sunday! On Saturday he got
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total gifts John got for his birthday when we put the number of gifts he got on Sautrday together with the number of gifts he got on Sunday. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total gifts John got for his birthday when we put the number of gifts he got on Sautrday together with the number of gifts he got on Sunday. When we put things together we are adding.
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Todd’s street is having a block party. Todd sees 
families setting up tables and 
families setting up games. How many total families does Todd see?
Todd’s street is having a block party. Todd sees
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total families Todd saw when he puts the families setting up the tables together with the families setting up the games. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total families Todd saw when he puts the families setting up the tables together with the families setting up the games. When we put things together we are adding.
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There are two after school programs at Steve’s school. One program has 
students and the other program has 
. How many students go to the after school programs?
There are two after school programs at Steve’s school. One program has
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total sutents are in the after school programs when we put the two programs together. When we put things together we are adding.
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total sutents are in the after school programs when we put the two programs together. When we put things together we are adding.
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