Using Parentheses to Solve Everyday Math Problems

A farmer has 12 apples and buys 8 more. He gives away 5 apples to his friends. How many apples does he have left? (12 + 8 - 5)

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• 15

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• 10

Lily has 3 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 10 stickers. If she gives 5 stickers to her brother, how many stickers does she have now? (3 * 10 - 5)

• 20

• 30

• 15

• 25

Tom read 15 pages of a book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. If he plans to read 10 more pages on Wednesday, how many pages will he have read in total? (15 + 20 + 10)

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• 30

A toy store has 25 toy cars. If they receive a shipment of 15 more cars and sell 10 cars, how many toy cars do they have now? (25 + 15 - 10)

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• 20

• 25

Sarah has 4 boxes of chocolates. Each box contains 6 chocolates. If she eats 5 chocolates, how many chocolates does she have left? (4 * 6 - 5)

• 24

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• 15

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In a classroom, there are 20 students. If 5 students go to the library and 3 more join them, how many students are in the classroom now? (20 - 5 + 3)

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• 10

• 12

A baker made 30 cookies. He sold 12 cookies in the morning and 8 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left? (30 - 12 - 8)

• 10

• 8

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• 12

A gardener planted 10 rows of flowers, with 4 flowers in each row. If 6 flowers wilted, how many flowers are still healthy? (10 * 4 - 6)

• 40

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A library has 50 books. If 15 books are checked out and 5 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? (50 - 15 + 5)

• 40

• 55

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Emma has 5 packs of gum. Each pack has 4 pieces of gum. If she gives away 6 pieces, how many pieces does she have left? (5 * 4 - 6)

• 18

• 12

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