Solving Multi-Step Word Problems in Numerical Expressions

A baker made 24 cookies. He gave 8 cookies to his friend and then baked 12 more. How many cookies does he have now?

• 28

• 32

• 16

• 20

Sarah has 15 apples. She buys 10 more apples and then gives 5 apples to her neighbor. How many apples does she have left?

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 10

A toy store has 50 toys. If they sell 20 toys and then receive a shipment of 30 new toys, how many toys are in the store now?

• 60

• 50

• 30

• 40

Tom read 45 pages of a book on Monday and 30 pages on Tuesday. If he plans to read 25 more pages on Wednesday, how many pages will he have read in total?

• 90

• 70

• 100

• 85

A farmer has 100 chickens. If 25 chickens are sold and he buys 15 more, how many chickens does he have now?

• 75

• 90

• 85

• 100

In a classroom, there are 30 students. If 10 students go on a field trip and 5 new students join the class, how many students are there now?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 15

A gardener planted 40 flowers. If 15 flowers died and he planted 10 more, how many flowers does he have now?

• 45

• 30

• 35

• 25

Lisa has 60 stickers. She gives 20 stickers to her friend and then buys 15 more. How many stickers does she have now?

• 55

• 75

• 40

• 50

A library has 200 books. If 50 books are checked out and 30 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 180

• 200

• 220

• 150

A restaurant had 150 customers on Saturday and 200 customers on Sunday. If they expect 100 customers on Monday, how many customers will they have over the three days?

• 400

• 500

• 300

• 450