Addition word problems
The question
How many acorns does Owl have in all?
Owl already had 18 acorns by the creek, and then picked 5 more.
Owl already had 18 acorns by the creek, and then picked 5 more.
numbers:185
18 + 5
asked:How many acorns does Owl have in all?
18 + 5 =23
23 acorns
- Read the whole story first, before picking out numbers.
- The numbers are 18 and 5. What to do with them comes from the story.
- More were added to what was already there, and the question asks how many there are now — so the two amounts join together. So this one is an addition: 18 + 5.
- 18 + 5 = 23 acorns — that answers "How many acorns does Owl have in all?".
How it works.
- 01
Read the whole story first, before picking out numbers.
- 02
The numbers are 18 and 5. What to do with them comes from the story.
- 03
More were added to what was already there, and the question asks how many there are now — so the two amounts join together. So this one is an addition: 18 + 5.
- 04
18 + 5 = 23 acorns — that answers "How many acorns does Owl have in all?".