Grade 4 Multi-Step Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Sarah has 25 apples. She gives 7 apples to her friend and then buys 15 more apples. How many apples does she have now?

• 33

• 20

• 40

• 25

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

• 28

• 40

• 36

• 32

A bakery made 120 cookies. They sold 45 cookies in the morning and 30 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies are left?

• 75 cookies left

• 60 cookies left

• 30 cookies left

• 45 cookies left

Lily has 50 stickers. She gives 10 stickers to each of her 3 friends. How many stickers does she have remaining?

• 30

• 20

• 15

• 25

A farmer has 200 eggs. He sells 75 eggs and then buys 50 more. How many eggs does he have now?

• 175

• 200

• 125

• 150

In a classroom, there are 30 students. If 12 students are absent and 5 new students join, how many students are in the classroom now?

• 25

• 23

• 18

• 30

A toy store had 150 toys. They sold 60 toys and then received a shipment of 40 new toys. How many toys are in the store now?

• 90

• 160

• 130

• 100

Emma read 45 pages of a book on Monday and 30 pages on Tuesday. If the book has 150 pages, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 60 pages

• 90 pages

• 100 pages

• 75 pages

A library has 500 books. If 150 books are checked out and 75 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 450

• 500

• 425

• 350

A gardener planted 120 flowers. If 30 flowers died and he planted 20 more, how many flowers does he have now?

• 110

• 130

• 90

• 100