Mastering Logical Reasoning in Word Problems

Maria has a total of 30 apples. She has 12 more apples than John. How many apples does John have?

• 20

• 24

• 18

• 15

A farmer has 50 chickens and ducks combined. If he has 20 more chickens than ducks, how many chickens does he have?

• 25

• 40

• 15

• 35

In a classroom, there are 24 students. If there are 8 more boys than girls, how many boys are in the class?

• 12

• 20

• 10

• 16

Liam has 45 marbles. If he gives 15 marbles to his friend, he will have 10 more marbles than his sister. How many marbles does his sister have?

• 30

• 25

• 15

• 20

A bookstore sold 80 books in total. If they sold 25 more fiction books than non-fiction books, how many non-fiction books were sold?

• 27

• 22

• 35

• 30

Samantha has 60 stickers. If she gives 20 stickers to her friend, she will have 5 times as many stickers as her brother. How many stickers does her brother have?

• 15

• 12

• 8

• 10

At a party, there are 50 balloons. If there are 15 more red balloons than blue balloons, how many blue balloons are there?

• 17

• 25

• 12

• 20

A gardener has 100 flowers. If he has 40 more roses than tulips, how many tulips does he have?

• 70

• 50

• 20

• 30

In a library, there are 200 books. If there are 50 more fiction books than non-fiction books, how many non-fiction books are there?

• 50

• 25

• 75

• 100

A toy store has 150 toys. If there are 30 more action figures than dolls, how many dolls are there?

• 60

• 45

• 75

• 90