Estimating Sums and Differences: Fun with Word Problems

Lily has 23 apples. She gives 7 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left?

• 16

• 20

• 15

• 10

Tom has 15 toy cars. He buys 9 more. How many toy cars does Tom have now?

• 20

• 30

• 18

• 24

A farmer has 30 chickens. 12 chickens are sold. How many chickens does the farmer have now?

• 25

• 18

• 15

• 20

Sarah has 45 stickers. She loses 8 stickers. How many stickers does she have left?

• 50

• 37

• 30

• 45

There are 50 students in a school. 20 students are absent. How many students are present?

• 25

• 35

• 30

• 40

Jack has 18 marbles. He finds 6 more marbles. How many marbles does Jack have in total?

• 20

• 22

• 30

• 24

Emma has 40 candies. She eats 15 candies. How many candies does she have left?

• 35

• 25

• 30

• 20

A library has 100 books. 25 books are checked out. How many books are still in the library?

• 100

• 50

• 75

• 25

There are 60 balloons at a party. 15 balloons pop. How many balloons are still inflated?

• 60

• 50

• 45

• 30

Mia has 10 flowers. She plants 5 more flowers. How many flowers does Mia have now?

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 15