Mastering Multi-Step Word Problems

A bakery sells 120 cupcakes. If they sell 45 on Monday and 35 on Tuesday, how many cupcakes are left?

• 30

• 25

• 40

• 50

A farmer has 250 apples. He gives 75 apples to a friend and then picks 50 more from his trees. How many apples does he have now?

• 225

• 175

• 200

• 300

A school has 300 students. If 120 students are in the 5th grade and the rest are in the 6th grade, how many students are in the 6th grade?

• 150

• 200

• 220

• 180

A toy store has 150 toys. If they sell 30 toys each day for 4 days, how many toys are left in the store?

• 30

• 120

• 60

• 90

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?

• 425

• 450

• 500

• 350

A gardener plants 60 flowers in each of 5 rows. If 10 flowers die, how many flowers are still alive?

• 250

• 290

• 300

• 280

A pizza shop sells 80 pizzas on Friday and 120 on Saturday. If they have 50 pizzas left, how many pizzas did they start with?

• 150

• 200

• 300

• 250

A bookstore has 200 novels. If they sell 45 novels and then receive a shipment of 60 new novels, how many novels do they have now?

• 155

• 200

• 215

• 180

A class has 25 students. If 5 students are absent and 3 new students join, how many students are in the class now?

• 23

• 25

• 28

• 20

A car can travel 300 miles on a full tank. If it travels 120 miles on the first day and 150 miles on the second day, how many miles can it still travel?

• 100 miles

• 30 miles

• 0 miles

• 50 miles