Grade 5 Word Problems: Addition word problems

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What students practice: Grade 5 has no whole-number add/subtract standard; these carry the Grade 4 algorithm into larger story numbers.

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Grade 5 · Word Problems

Addition Word Problems

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Easy

In the fall, the school supply room had 2,120 pencils. By the end of spring, 3,230 more were added. How many pencils did the school supply room have by the end of spring?
Answer: 5350
In the fall, our school had 1,122 pencils. By the end of spring, 4,442 more were delivered. How many pencils did our school have by the end of spring?
Answer: 5564

Standard

A county library system began the school year with 34,994 library books. Over the next few months, 94,088 library books were delivered. How many library books does the county library system have altogether now?
Answer: 129082
A school district began the school year with 62,714 pencils. Over the next few months, 82,650 pencils were delivered. How many pencils does the school district have altogether now?
Answer: 145364

Challenge

A regional food bank had 788,555 cans of food before the new school year began. Over the summer, 757,897 cans of food were donated. How many cans of food does the regional food bank have now?
Answer: 1546452
A regional food bank had 659,888 water bottles at the start of the month. During the month, 965,956 more were donated. How many water bottles does the regional food bank have at the end of the month?
Answer: 1625844

Where this skill fits

Next skill: Subtraction word problems
All grades: Word Problems worksheets, Grades 1–5
Same skill in Grade 2: Grade 2 Word Problems: Addition word problems
Same skill in Grade 3: Grade 3 Word Problems: Addition word problems
Same skill in Grade 4: Grade 4 Word Problems: Addition word problems

Related Common Core standards

4.NBT.B.4 — Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers with the standard algorithm.

The match is approximate (a prerequisite, extension or different context), so treat this as related practice rather than coverage of the standard. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.