Solving Fun Word Problems with Addition & Subtraction

Lily has 25 apples. She gives 7 apples to her friend. How many apples does Lily have left?

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 18

Tom has 15 toy cars. He buys 9 more toy cars. How many toy cars does Tom have now?

• 18

• 24

• 20

• 30

A bakery made 40 cupcakes. They sold 18 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left?

• 30

• 22

• 20

• 25

Sarah read 30 pages of her book on Monday and 25 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?

• 50

• 60

• 55

• 45

There are 50 students in a school. If 12 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 30

• 45

• 40

• 38

A farmer has 60 chickens. He sells 20 chickens. How many chickens does he have now?

• 30

• 50

• 70

• 40

Emma collected 45 stickers. She gave 10 stickers to her brother. How many stickers does Emma have left?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 35

A library has 100 books. If 25 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?

• 50

• 25

• 75

• 100

Jake has 80 marbles. He loses 15 marbles. How many marbles does Jake have now?

• 75

• 60

• 65

• 70

In a class, there are 30 boys and 25 girls. How many students are there in total?

• 55

• 50

• 45

• 60