Solving and Checking Multi-Step Word Problems in Math

Lily has 15 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend and then buys 10 more. How many apples does she have now?

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• 15

• 10

• 25

Tom has 20 marbles. He loses 5 marbles and then finds 8 more. How many marbles does Tom have in total?

• 23

• 25

• 18

• 15

A baker made 30 cookies. He sold 12 cookies in the morning and baked 18 more in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have now?

• 30

• 36

• 24

• 42

Sarah has 25 stickers. She gives 10 stickers to her brother and then buys 15 more. How many stickers does she have left?

• 35

• 15

• 20

• 30

In a classroom, there are 18 boys and 12 girls. If 5 boys leave and 3 girls join, how many students are there now?

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• 25

• 20

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 20 chickens and then buys 10 more. How many chickens does he have now?

• 60

• 40

• 30

• 25

Emma read 12 books in January and 8 books in February. If she plans to read 5 more books in March, how many books will she have read in total?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 18

A toy store had 40 toys. They sold 15 toys and received a shipment of 25 new toys. How many toys are in the store now?

• 25

• 30

• 50

• 40

Jack has 60 candies. He gives 20 candies to his friends and then buys 30 more. How many candies does Jack have now?

• 50

• 70

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• 100

A library had 100 books. They donated 25 books and then received 50 new books. How many books does the library have now?

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• 125

• 100

• 150