Estimating Sums and Differences with Fun Word Problems

Lily has 25 apples. She buys 15 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 40

• 30

• 35

• 50

Tom has 40 marbles. He gives 12 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tom have left?

• 25

• 35

• 28

• 30

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

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 70

Sarah has 30 stickers. She finds 10 more stickers. How many stickers does she have in total?

• 20

• 50

• 35

• 40

There are 50 birds in a tree. 15 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?

• 40

• 35

• 30

• 25

Jack has 45 toy cars. He buys 25 more. How many toy cars does Jack have now?

• 60

• 50

• 80

• 70

Emma has 70 candies. She eats 25 candies. How many candies does she have left?

• 45

• 50

• 30

• 60

A library has 90 books. 30 books are checked out. How many books are still in the library?

• 45

• 60

• 30

• 90

Ben has 55 balloons. He pops 20 balloons. How many balloons does Ben have now?

• 35

• 40

• 25

• 50

Mia has 80 crayons. She gives 35 crayons to her friend. How many crayons does Mia have left?

• 60

• 30

• 45

• 50