Standard Mathematics Primary 1 Addition and Subtraction

Ahmad had some stickers. He gave 14 stickers to Siti. Then he received 9 stickers from Ravi. After that, he had 27 stickers. How many stickers did Ahmad have at first?

A 32
B 22
C 50
D 13
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Worked Solution

Step 1: Ahmad ended with 27 stickers. Undo the last change first — before he received 9 from Ravi, he had 27 − 9 = 18 stickers. Step 2: Before that, he gave 14 to Siti — to undo giving, add back: 18 + 14 = 32 stickers. Answer: Ahmad had 32 stickers at first.

Correct answer: 32

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