Fun with Addition & Subtraction: Multi-Step Challenges

Sarah has 24 apples. She gives 8 apples to her friend and then buys 15 more apples. How many apples does Sarah have now?

• 24

• 31

• 16

• 40

A baker made 120 cookies. He packed them into boxes of 10 cookies each. If he sold 5 boxes, how many cookies does he have left?

• 50

• 70

• 80

• 60

Tom has 45 marbles. He loses 9 marbles and then finds 12 more. How many marbles does Tom have now?

• 54

• 42

• 36

• 48

A farmer has 150 oranges. He sells 30 oranges and then picks 50 more from his trees. How many oranges does he have now?

• 150

• 120

• 170

• 200

Lisa read 3 books in January and 5 books in February. If she plans to read 4 more books in March, how many books will she have read in total?

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 15

A toy store has 200 toys. If they sell 75 toys and then receive a shipment of 50 new toys, how many toys do they have now?

• 175

• 125

• 150

• 200

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 in the classroom now?

• 30

• 15

• 20

• 25

A library has 500 books. If 150 books are checked out and 75 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 350

• 500

• 450

• 425

A gardener planted 60 flowers. If 20 flowers died and he planted 15 more, how many flowers does he have now?

• 50

• 75

• 55

• 40

A movie theater has 200 seats. If 120 tickets are sold and 30 more tickets are sold later, how many seats are still available?

• 80 seats available

• 60 seats available

• 70 seats available

• 50 seats available