Practice Addition as Combining in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
Understanding addition as the act of joining or combining two or more quantities to form a larger whole amount. This model helps students see addition as a physical action rather than an abstract rule.
When you pour two cups of water together, you get their combined amount.
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Example 1
easyCompute the combined total of two parts: .
Example 2
easyMia has 4 red marbles and 3 green marbles. How many marbles does she have in all?
Example 3
mediumOwen sees 7 ants near the rock and 1 ant near the leaf. How many ants does Owen see in all?
Example 4
mediumA class has boys and girls. How many students, and is the total bigger than either group?
Example 5
easyMia and Leo each bring some apples for the class. Mia brings 7 and Leo brings 5. How many apples did they bring together?
Example 6
mediumA shelf has books. You add more, then more. How many books now?
Example 7
mediumYou have 2 apples. Mom gives you 2 more. How many apples?
Example 8
easyTwo plates have cookies. One plate has 2 cookies and the other has 7. How many cookies altogether?
Example 9
mediumSara had some stickers, got more, and now has . How many did she start with?
Example 10
easyYou have 2 dogs and your friend has 6 dogs. How many dogs are there in all when you combine your groups?
Example 11
easyA plate has cookies. You add more. How many cookies now?
Example 12
mediumYou have 3 blocks. You get 1 more block. How many blocks now?
Example 13
mediumA garden has roses and tulips. How many flowers in all?
Example 14
mediumTwo ribbons measure cm and cm. Laid end to end, how long are they together?
Example 15
easyCompute the combined total of two groups: .
Example 16
mediumA bookcase has 34 books on the top shelf, 28 books on the middle shelf, and 19 books on the bottom shelf. If all the books were put into one big stack, how many books would be in the stack?
Example 17
easyA juice stand sold 47 cups of lemonade in the morning and 26 cups in the afternoon. The owner wants to know the day's combined total. How many cups were sold in all?
Example 18
mediumA farmer has 45 sheep in the north pasture and 39 in the south pasture. He opens the gate and the flocks combine into one. How many sheep are in the combined flock?
Example 19
easyYou see 1 cat. Your sister has 2 cats. You put the cats together. How many cats?
Example 20
hardTwo classes pool their canned-food donations into one bin. Class A brings 48 cans and Class B brings 37. The combined goal is 100 cans. How many cans have they collected so far, and how many more cans do they still need to reach 100?