Solving Multi-Step Math Word Problems with Equations

1. Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left? Write the equation to represent this problem.

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 4

2. A box contains 15 chocolates. If you buy 3 more boxes, how many chocolates do you have in total? Write the equation for this situation.

• 45

• 30

• 75

• 60

3. Tom has 20 marbles. He loses 5 marbles and then finds 3 more. How many marbles does he have now? Write the equation to solve this problem.

• 18

• 22

• 17

• 15

4. A farmer has 30 chickens. He sells 10 and then buys 5 more. How many chickens does he have now? Write the equation that represents this situation.

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

5. Lisa read 25 pages of a book on Monday and 15 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total? Write the equation to find the total pages read.

• 30

• 50

• 35

• 40

6. There are 40 students in a class. If 10 students go on a field trip and 5 more join them, how many students are left in the class? Write the equation for this problem.

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 30

7. A baker made 50 cookies. He sold 20 cookies in the morning and 15 in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left? Write the equation to find the remaining cookies.

• 5

• 25

• 10

• 15

8. A toy store has 60 toys. If they sell 25 toys and then receive a shipment of 15 new toys, how many toys do they have now? Write the equation to represent this situation.

• 40

• 50

• 70

• 55

9. Emma has 18 stickers. She gives 6 stickers to her friend and then buys 10 more. How many stickers does she have now? Write the equation to solve this problem.

• 24

• 12

• 22

• 16

10. A library has 100 books. If 30 books are checked out and 10 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? Write the equation for this scenario.

• 70

• 90

• 100

• 80