Math Word Problems: Interpret & Check Your Answers

A farmer has 12 apples. He gives away some apples to his friend and now has 7 left. How many apples did he give away? Write an equation to represent this situation and check if your answer makes sense.

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 3

Lisa has 45 stickers. She buys 15 more stickers. How many stickers does she have now? Write an equation and interpret the result to see if it is reasonable.

• 30

• 45

• 75

• 60

A book costs $8. If Sarah buys 3 books, how much will she spend in total? Write an equation to find the total cost and check if your answer is reasonable by estimating.

• $30

• $20

• $16

• $24

Tom has 50 marbles. He loses some marbles and now has 30. How many marbles did he lose? Write an equation and interpret the result to ensure it is reasonable.

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 10

A box can hold 24 toys. If there are 5 boxes, how many toys can they hold in total? Write an equation to find the total number of toys and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 100

• 80

• 60

• 120

Emma read 15 pages of her book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable by estimating the total pages.

• 40

• 25

• 35

• 30

A baker made 60 cookies. He sold 25 cookies. How many cookies does he have left? Write an equation to represent this situation and interpret the result to see if it is reasonable.

• 30

• 40

• 35

• 50

A school has 200 students. If 50 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation and check if your answer is reasonable by estimating the number of students.

• 100

• 200

• 150

• 50

A gardener planted 30 flowers. If 10 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive? Write an equation to find the number of flowers alive and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A toy store has 100 toys. If they sell 40 toys, how many toys are left? Write an equation to represent this situation and interpret the result to ensure it is reasonable.

• 60

• 50

• 70

• 80