Estimating Solutions: Fun Multi-Step Math Problems

Lily has 24 apples. She gives 8 apples to her friend and then buys 15 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 16

• 31

• 24

• 20

A baker made 120 cookies. He sold 45 cookies in the morning and 30 in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left?

• 30

• 45

• 60

• 75

Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 12 stickers. If he gives away 18 stickers, how many stickers does he have left?

• 30

• 54

• 42

• 36

A farmer has 150 oranges. He sells 45 oranges and then picks 30 more from his trees. How many oranges does he have now?

• 90

• 120

• 135

• 150

Sarah read 3 books in January and 5 books in February. If she plans to read 4 more books in March, how many books will she have read in total?

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10

A toy store has 250 toys. If they sell 75 toys in one week and receive a shipment of 50 new toys, how many toys do they have now?

• 200

• 175

• 225

• 300

In a classroom, there are 30 students. If 12 students are boys and the rest are girls, how many girls are there?

• 15

• 20

• 18

• 25

A gardener planted 40 flowers in the spring and 25 flowers in the summer. If 10 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive?

• 60

• 45

• 50

• 55

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?

• 350

• 500

• 425

• 450

Emma has 60 marbles. She gives 15 marbles to her brother and then buys 20 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 75

• 45

• 50

• 65