Addition word problems – up to two digits

Key points :

🧠 Understand the Problem

Before adding, read the story carefully 👀📖
Ask yourself:

  • Who is in the story? 👦👧
  • What is happening? 🎒🍎
  • What numbers do I need to add? 🔢➕

➕ Look for Addition Clues

Words that tell you to add:

  • Total 🟰
  • In all 🎉
  • Altogether 🤝
  • Sum 🧮
  • Combined 🧩

✏️ Write the Addition Sentence

Example:
“Raju has 23 marbles and his friend gives him 15 more.”
Write: 23 + 15 = ?
👉 Helps to keep the numbers clear and neat!

🧱 Add Using Tens and Ones

Break numbers:

  • Tens 🟨
  • Ones 🟩

Example:
23 = 2 tens + 3 ones
15 = 1 ten + 5 ones

Add tens → Add ones → Put together! 🎊

🔄 Regrouping (Carrying) When Needed

If ones add up to 10 or more…
👉 Carry to the tens place.
Example: 7 + 8 = 15
Write 5, carry 1 to tens! 💡🔢

🧩 Answer in a Complete Sentence

Always answer like this:
👉 “Raju has 38 marbles in total.” 😊

This shows you understand the story! 🌟

🔍 Check Your Work

  • Did you add the correct numbers? ✔️
  • Does your answer make sense in the story? 🤔
  • Did you write the unit? (e.g., apples, books, toys) 🎒🍎🎈

🎉 Practice Makes You a Star!

Solve many story problems to become quick and confident ⭐💪

Learn with an example

A school bus made a stop and 23 children got off the bus. However, 4 children stayed on. How many children were on the bus just before the stop?

Add the numbers of children.

Add:

23 + 4

You can count up to add. Start from 23 and count up 4:

23, 24, 25, 26, 27

23 + 4 = 27

The sum is 27. There were 27 children on the bus just before the stop.

Patty works at a women’s clothing store. Yesterday, she noticed that all her customers wore trousers or skirts: 26 customers wore trousers and 3 customers wore skirts. How many customers did Patty help yesterday?

Add the numbers of customers.

Add:

—> 26 + 3

You can count up to add. Start from 26 and count up 3:

26, 27, 28, 29

—> 26 + 3 = 29

The sum is 29. Patty helped 29 customers yesterday.

After a forest fire, there are 26 old trees, plus 1 baby tree called a sapling. How many trees are there in total?______trees

Add the numbers of trees.

Add: 26 +1

You can count up to add. Start from 26 and count up 1:

26, 27

26 + 1 = 27

The sum is 27. In total, there are 27 trees.

Let’s practice!🖊️