Grade 5 Multi-Step Addition & Subtraction Challenges

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

• 57

• 33

• 53

• 25

A bookstore sold 120 books in the morning and 75 books in the afternoon. If they received a shipment of 50 new books, how many books do they have in total?

• 190

• 245

• 200

• 250

Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 24 stickers. If he gives away 36 stickers, how many stickers does he have left?

• 96

• 72

• 84

• 60

A farmer has 150 chickens. He sells 45 chickens and then buys 30 more. How many chickens does the farmer have now?

• 120

• 150

• 135

• 100

Lisa 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?

• 15

• 12

• 10

• 8

A toy store has 250 toys. They sold 75 toys on Saturday and 50 toys on Sunday. How many toys are left in the store?

• 100 toys

• 200 toys

• 125 toys

• 150 toys

In a class, there are 30 students. If 12 students are absent, how many students are present? If 5 more students join the class, how many students are there now?

• 18

• 23

• 25

• 30

A baker made 200 cookies. He packaged them into boxes of 10 cookies each. If he sold 15 boxes, how many cookies does he have left?

• 60

• 70

• 40

• 50

Emma has 60 marbles. She gives 15 marbles to her brother and then buys 25 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 45

• 50

• 80

• 70

A school organized a field trip for 120 students. If 30 students canceled their trip, how many students are still going? If 10 more students decide to join, how many students will go on the trip?

• 100

• 110

• 120

• 90