Jeremy had 7 big rocks and 8 little rocks in his pocket. How many rocks does Jeremy have?
15 rocks
Amy wrote 8 letters to her friends. Peter wrote 3 to his friends. How many letters did they write?
11 letters
Dad has 8 pens, and Tony has 9. How many pens do Dad and Tony have in all?
17 pens
Nick picks some peppers. He picks 5 green peppers and 8 red peppers. How many peppers does he pick in all?
13 peppers
There are 5 girls and 7 boys on the playground. How many students are on the playground?
12 students
There are 3 chairs on the right side of the classroom and 8 on the left side. How many total chairs are in the classroom?
11 chairs
Stan has 6 fish, and Meg has 7. How many fish do they have in all?
13 fish
Louie made 7 puppets out of paper bags. Roberto made 6 puppets out of socks. How many puppets did the boys make?
13 puppets
There are 4 vanilla cupcakes and 8 chocolate cupcakes for the party. How many cupcakes were made for the party?
12 cupcakes
A tree lost 8 leaves one day and 4 leaves the next. How many leaves did the tree lose at the end of the two days?
12 leaves
There are 6 children on the swings and 9 children playing tag. How many children are playing on the playground?
15 children
Todd has 9 red cars and 7 blue cars. How many cars does he have altogether?
16 cars
Dad baked 7 chocolate and 6 vanilla cupcakes. How many cupcakes did he bake in all?
13 cupcakes
There are 7 children sitting on the rug and 8 children standing. How many children are there in all?
15 children
Mom caught 9 fireflies, and Sue caught 8 fireflies. How many fireflies did they catch altogether?
17 fireflies