5th Grade Multi-Step Math: Adding & Subtracting Challenges

Sarah has 45 apples. She gives 12 apples to her friend and then buys 20 more apples. How many apples does she have now?

• 53

• 25

• 57

• 33

A bookstore sold 120 books in one week. If they sold 35 books on Monday and 45 books on Tuesday, how many books did they sell on the other days combined?

• 40

• 60

• 50

• 30

Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 8 stickers. If he gives away 10 stickers, how many stickers does he have left?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 20

A farmer has 150 chickens. He sells 30 chickens and then buys 25 more. How many chickens does he have now?

• 145

• 155

• 120

• 135

Lisa read 3 books in a month. Each book has 150 pages. If she reads 50 pages from the first book, how many pages does she have left to read from all the books?

• 400

• 300

• 500

• 450

A toy store has 200 toys. They receive a shipment of 75 toys and sell 50 toys. How many toys are left in the store?

• 225

• 300

• 175

• 150

In a class, there are 24 students. If each student has 3 pencils and 6 pencils are lost, how many pencils are left in total?

• 66

• 54

• 60

• 72

A baker made 60 cookies. He sold 15 cookies and then baked 30 more. How many cookies does he have now?

• 45

• 60

• 75

• 90

A gardener planted 120 flowers. If 40 flowers died and he planted 25 more, how many flowers does he have now?

• 130

• 80

• 95

• 105

A school has 300 students. If 50 students leave and 20 new students enroll, how many students are there now?

• 250

• 300

• 320

• 270