Solve Multi-Step Word Problems with Expressions

1. Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 4 to her friend and buys 5 more. How many apples does she have now? (Expression: 12 - 4 + 5)

• 10

• 15

• 8

• 13

2. A baker made 24 cookies. He sold 10 and then baked 15 more. How many cookies does he have now? (Expression: 24 - 10 + 15)

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 29

3. Tom has 30 marbles. He loses 8 and then finds 12 more. How many marbles does he have now? (Expression: 30 - 8 + 12)

• 34

• 26

• 40

• 22

4. Lisa read 15 pages of her book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total? (Expression: 15 + 20)

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 35

5. A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 20 and buys 10 more. How many chickens does he have now? (Expression: 50 - 20 + 10)

• 30

• 25

• 40

• 50

6. There are 40 students in a class. If 5 students are absent and 3 new students join, how many students are in the class now? (Expression: 40 - 5 + 3)

• 38

• 37

• 39

• 36

7. A toy store had 100 toys. They sold 45 toys and received a shipment of 30 new toys. How many toys are in the store now? (Expression: 100 - 45 + 30)

• 90

• 100

• 85

• 75

8. Emma has 60 stickers. She gives 15 to her friend and then buys 25 more. How many stickers does she have now? (Expression: 60 - 15 + 25)

• 70

• 80

• 50

• 65

9. A library has 200 books. If 50 books are checked out and 30 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? (Expression: 200 - 50 + 30)

• 150

• 180

• 200

• 220

10. Jack has 15 toy cars. He loses 3 and then receives 10 more as a gift. How many toy cars does he have now? (Expression: 15 - 3 + 10)

• 22

• 12

• 18

• 25