Estimate and Verify: Fun Multi-Step Math Problems

Lily has 25 apples. She gives 7 apples to her friend and then buys 15 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 20

• 40

• 25

• 33

Tom has 40 marbles. He loses 12 marbles and then finds 8 more. How many marbles does he have left?

• 36

• 32

• 40

• 28

A bakery made 60 cookies. They sold 23 cookies in the morning and baked 15 more in the afternoon. How many cookies do they have now?

• 38

• 52

• 45

• 70

Sarah has 50 stickers. She gives 10 stickers to each of her 3 friends. How many stickers does she have left?

• 5 stickers

• 15 stickers

• 20 stickers

• 30 stickers

In a classroom, there are 30 students. If 5 students go home early and 10 new students arrive, how many students are in the classroom now?

• 35

• 40

• 30

• 25

A farmer has 100 eggs. He sells 45 eggs and then collects 20 more from the hens. How many eggs does he have now?

• 50

• 75

• 85

• 60

A toy store had 75 toys. They sold 20 toys and then received a shipment of 30 new toys. How many toys are in the store now?

• 90

• 100

• 70

• 85

Emma read 15 books in January and 12 books in February. If she plans to read 10 more books in March, how many books will she have read in total?

• 37

• 30

• 25

• 40

A zoo has 50 animals. If 10 animals are added and 5 animals are taken away, how many animals are there in the zoo now?

• 50

• 60

• 45

• 55

Jack has 90 baseball cards. He gives 25 cards to his brother and then buys 15 more. How many baseball cards does he have now?

• 85

• 75

• 80

• 70