Adding Multiple Digits - Group or reorder the addends to make adding easier

Sep 30, 2026

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Worksheet and answer key for practicing multi-digit addition by grouping or reordering addends to make the sums easier. Students complete 10 word problems involving counting books, pages, weights, pens, pies, arcade tickets, candy pieces, popsicles, deleted files, and cats. Prompts emphasize finding each total and using a clear strategy, with guidance to look for a ten to simplify calculations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Multi-digit Addition Practice

Word Problems (1-10)

Answer Key

Adding Multiple Digits Name: | Group or reorder the addends to make adding easier. Look for a ten. Find each sum and explain your strategy.
1) Victor read 15 books in May, 3 in June and 2 in July. How many books did Victor read? | | | | | | Answers
1.
2. | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Frank was reading a book. He read 6 pages at school, 6 on the bus and 5 at home. How many pages did Frank read? | | | | | 3.
4. | | | | | | | 3) | Oliver was weighing boxes for moving. The first was 14 pounds, the second was 2 pounds and the last was 3 pounds. What is the combined weight of all three boxes? | | | | | 5.
6. | | | | | | | 4) | A teacher had 9 red pens, 8 blue pens and 2 black pens. How many pens did she have total? | | | | | 7. | | | | | | | 5) | A chef was making pies. He made 14 apple, 2 pecan and 4 pumpkin pies. How many pies did he make total? | | | | | 8.
9. | | | | | | | 6) | At the arcade Amy spent 5 tickets on a hat, 9 on a stuffed animal and 6 on a yoyo. How many tickets did she spend total? | | | | | 10. | | | | | | | 7) | Sam already had 4 pieces of candy. His friend gave him 14 more and then Sam bought another 2. How many pieces does Sam have now? | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) | In the freezer there are 3 grape popsicles, 4 cherry popsicles and 3 banana popsicles. How many popsicles are there total? | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) | While organizing her files, Bianca deleted 10 pictures, 4 songs and 6 text files. What is the total number of files she deleted? | | | | | | | | | | | | 10) | A pet store had 5 white cats, 6 black cats and 9 gray cats. How many cats did they have total? | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-10 | | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6) Adding Multiple Digits Name: Answer Key | Group or reorder the addends to make adding easier. Look for a ten. Find each sum and explain your strategy.
1) Victor read 15 books in May, 3 in June and 2 in July. How many books did Victor read? | | | | | | Answers
1. 20
2. 17 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Frank was reading a book. He read 6 pages at school, 6 on the bus and 5 at home. How many pages did Frank read? | | | | | 3. 19 4. 19 | | | | | | | 3) | Oliver was weighing boxes for moving. The first was 14 pounds, the second was 2 pounds and the last was 3 pounds. What is the combined weight of all three boxes? | | | | | 5. 20 6. 20 | | | | | | | 4) | A teacher had 9 red pens, 8 blue pens and 2 black pens. How many pens did she have total? | | | | | 7. 20 8. 10 | | | | | | | 5) | A chef was making pies. He made 14 apple, 2 pecan and 4 pumpkin pies. How many pies did he make total? | | | | | 9. 20 | | | | | | | 6) | At the arcade Amy spent 5 tickets on a hat, 9 on a stuffed animal and 6 on a yoyo. How many tickets did she spend total? | | | | | 10. 20 | | | | | | | 7) | Sam already had 4 pieces of candy. His friend gave him 14 more and then Sam bought another 2. How many pieces does Sam have now? | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) | In the freezer there are 3 grape popsicles, 4 cherry popsicles and 3 banana popsicles. How many popsicles are there total? | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) | While organizing her files, Bianca deleted 10 pictures, 4 songs and 6 text files. What is the total number of files she deleted? | | | | | | | | | | | | 10) | A pet store had 5 white cats, 6 black cats and 9 gray cats. How many cats did they have total? | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-10 | | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ ww

FAQs

What strategy does the worksheet encourage for multi-digit addition?

It encourages grouping or reordering the addends and looking for a ten to simplify the calculations.

What kinds of problems are included in the worksheet?

The worksheet uses word problems with real-life contexts, such as reading books, pages, weights, pens, pies, tickets, candy, popsicles, deleted files, and cats.

Where are the correct answers provided?

An answer key section lists the totals for problems 1 through 10.

Sep 30, 2026

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