3rd Grade Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Challenge

Lily has 12 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend. How many apples does Lily have left?

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 8

Tom has 15 marbles. He buys 7 more marbles. How many marbles does Tom have now?

• 20

• 22

• 25

• 18

A baker made 20 cookies. He sold 8 cookies. How many cookies does he have remaining?

• 10

• 12

• 5

• 15

Sarah has 10 balloons. She receives 5 more balloons for her birthday. How many balloons does she have in total?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 20

There are 25 students in a class. If 6 students go home early, how many students are still in the class?

• 20

• 19

• 18

• 15

Jake has 18 toy cars. He loses 3 of them. How many toy cars does Jake have now?

• 20

• 12

• 10

• 15

Emma read 14 books this year. She plans to read 6 more books. How many books will she have read in total?

• 20

• 16

• 18

• 22

A farmer has 30 chickens. 10 of them are sold. How many chickens does the farmer have left?

• 5

• 20

• 15

• 25

Mia collected 22 stickers. She gave 5 stickers to her brother. How many stickers does Mia have now?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 17

There are 40 candies in a jar. If 15 candies are taken out, how many candies remain in the jar?

• 25

• 30

• 20

• 35