Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

1. Sarah has 15 apples. She buys 10 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 20

A) 25 B) 20 C) 15 D) 10

• 30

• 10

• 12

• 5

2. Tom had 30 candies. He gave 12 to his friend. How many candies does he have left?

• 18

• 20

• 15

• 25

A) 18 B) 20 C) 22 D) 15

• 21

• 16

• 20

• 19

3. There are 25 students in a class. If 5 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 18

• 22

• 15

• 20

A) 20 B) 25 C) 15 D) 10

• 5

• 12

• 10

• 30

4. Lisa read 40 pages of a book. If the book has 100 pages, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 20 pages

• 60 pages

• 80 pages

• 50 pages

A) 60 B) 50 C) 40 D) 30

• 10

• 20

• 60

• 70

5. A farmer has 50 cows. He sells 20 cows. How many cows does he have now?

• 20

• 10

• 40

• 30

A) 30 B) 20 C) 40 D) 50

• 10

• 25

• 30

• 35