Grade 3 Multi-Step Addition & Subtraction Challenges

Lily has 25 apples. She buys 15 more apples and gives 10 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have now?

• 25

• 30

• 20

• 35

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

• 40

• 32

• 36

• 28

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 20 chickens and then buys 15 more. How many chickens does the farmer have now?

• 50

• 35

• 30

• 45

Sarah read 30 pages of her book on Monday and 25 pages on Tuesday. If she has 100 pages in total, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 40 pages

• 50 pages

• 35 pages

• 45 pages

In a classroom, there are 18 boys and 22 girls. If 5 boys leave the class, how many students are left in total?

• 36

• 30

• 35

• 34

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

• 40

• 50

• 65

• 80

Mark has 60 stickers. He gives 15 stickers to his sister and then buys 25 more. How many stickers does Mark have now?

• 65

• 80

• 50

• 70

Emma baked 40 cookies. She gave 10 cookies to her friends and then baked 20 more. How many cookies does she have now?

• 30

• 60

• 40

• 50

A library has 120 books. If 45 books are checked out and 30 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 120

• 75

• 90

• 105

There are 90 students in a school. If 25 students go on a field trip and 10 new students enroll, how many students are in the school now?

• 70

• 75

• 80

• 85