Two-Step Challenges: Combining Like Terms & Inverses

Maria has 15 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend and then buys 5 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 17

• 10

• 20

• 12

A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books and then return 1, how much money did you spend in total?

• $36

• 24

• $18

• $30

Tom has a collection of 20 baseball cards. He gives 4 cards to his brother and then receives 6 more from a friend. How many cards does he have now?

• 18

• 22

• 24

• 20

Lily has $50. She spends $20 on a dress and then earns $15 from babysitting. How much money does she have left?

• $30

• $25

• $35

• 45

A box contains 30 chocolates. If 10 chocolates are eaten and then 5 more are added, how many chocolates are in the box now?

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 20

Jake has 40 marbles. He loses 10 marbles and then finds 15 more. How many marbles does he have now?

• 35

• 45

• 30

• 50

Samantha read 25 pages of a book. If she reads 10 more pages and then takes a break, how many pages has she read in total?

• 20

• 35

• 30

• 40

A farmer has 60 chickens. If he sells 15 chickens and then buys 10 more, how many chickens does he have now?

• 55

• 70

• 45

• 50

There are 45 students in a class. If 5 students leave and then 10 new students join, how many students are in the class now?

• 55

• 50

• 40

• 45

A toy costs $25. If you buy 2 toys and then return 1, how much did you spend?

• $50

• $75

• $0

• $25