Estimating & Checking: Fun Compound Word Problems

Lily has 24 apples. She gives 8 apples to her friend and then buys 15 more. How many apples does she have now? Estimate your answer and check your work.

• 25

• 31

• 16

• 20

A baker made 50 cookies. He sold 18 cookies in the morning and baked 30 more in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have at the end of the day? Estimate and verify your answer.

• 40

• 62

• 50

• 30

Tom has 15 toy cars. He buys 10 more and then gives 5 to his brother. How many toy cars does Tom have left? Estimate your answer and check your calculations.

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 15

Sarah read 12 books in January and 15 books in February. If she plans to read 10 more books in March, how many books will she have read in total? Estimate and confirm your answer.

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 37

A farmer has 40 chickens. He sells 12 and then buys 20 more. How many chickens does he have now? Estimate your answer and check your work for accuracy.

• 50

• 48

• 25

• 30

In a classroom, there are 25 students. If 10 students go on a field trip and 5 new students join, how many students are in the classroom now? Estimate and verify your answer.

• 25

• 15

• 30

• 20

A library has 100 books. If 30 books are checked out and 20 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? Estimate your answer and check your work.

• 90

• 70

• 110

• 80

Emma has 60 stickers. She gives 15 stickers to her friend and then receives 25 more from her mom. How many stickers does she have now? Estimate and check your calculations.

• 45

• 50

• 80

• 70

A toy store had 80 toys. They sold 25 toys and then received a shipment of 40 new toys. How many toys are in the store now? Estimate your answer and verify it.

• 100

• 70

• 95

• 85

Jack has 50 marbles. He loses 10 marbles and then finds 15 more. How many marbles does he have now? Estimate your answer and check your work for accuracy.

• 60

• 40

• 55

• 45