Multi-Step Math Challenges: Estimating Sums and More

Lily has 245 marbles. She buys 178 more marbles. How many marbles does she have now?

• 423

• 400

• 500

• 350

A bookstore sold 1,235 books last month. This month, they sold 1,487 books. How many books did they sell in total this month?

• 1,235

• 2,722

• 1487

• 1,500

Tom has 562 stickers. He gives 145 stickers to his friend. How many stickers does Tom have left?

• 300

• 405

• 417

• 562

A farmer harvested 1,250 apples. He sold 678 apples at the market. How many apples does he have remaining?

• 600

• 800

• 450

• 572

Sarah read 345 pages of her book last week and 289 pages this week. How many pages did she read in total?

• 634

• 700

• 500

• 600

A toy store had 1,500 toys. They sold 678 toys and received a new shipment of 250 toys. How many toys are in the store now?

• 950

• 1072

• 800

• 1200

In a school, there are 1,200 students. If 345 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 1,000

• 750

• 855

• 900

A baker made 1,000 cookies. He sold 456 cookies in the morning and 289 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left?

• 300

• 255

• 200

• 400

A zoo has 2,345 visitors in the morning and 1,678 visitors in the afternoon. How many visitors did the zoo have in total?

• 3,500

• 4,023

• 2,500

• 4,000

Emma has 1,250 beads. She uses 345 beads to make a necklace. How many beads does she have left?

• 800

• 1,200

• 1,000

• 905