Fun with Word Problems: Adding and Subtracting Numbers

Lily has 34 apples. She buys 25 more apples. How many apples does she have now?

• 50

• 45

• 60

• 59

Tom has 56 marbles. He gives 18 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tom have left?

• 28

• 46

• 38

• 56

A bakery made 42 cupcakes. They sold 19 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left?

• 15

• 19

• 42

• 23

Sarah has 27 stickers. She finds 15 more stickers. How many stickers does she have in total?

• 35

• 50

• 30

• 42

There are 63 students in a class. If 22 students go on a field trip, how many students are still in the class?

• 50

• 63

• 22

• 41

Mike has 45 toy cars. He loses 12 of them. How many toy cars does he have now?

• 25

• 50

• 40

• 33

Emma read 38 pages of her book. She plans to read 24 more pages. How many pages will she have read in total?

• 62

• 50

• 70

• 45

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 17 chickens. How many chickens does he have left?

• 17

• 25

• 40

• 33

In a box, there are 29 crayons. If 14 crayons are broken, how many crayons are still good?

• 15

• 10

• 17

• 13

Jack has 72 baseball cards. He gives 30 cards to his brother. How many baseball cards does Jack have now?

• 72

• 42

• 30

• 12