Mastering Equations: Solve Math Word Problems for Grade 5

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away? Set up an equation to find the unknown.

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• 10

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to represent this situation and solve for the total cost.

• $36

• $24

• $48

• $30

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 10 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have? Create an equation to find the number of marbles Tom has.

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• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Set up an equation to find the remaining slices.

• 3 slices left

• 4 slices left

• 5 slices left

• 6 slices left

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Lisa has 20 stickers. She gives x stickers to her friend. If she has 12 stickers left, write an equation to find out how many stickers she gave away.

• 8

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• 15

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A farmer has 50 chickens. If he sells y chickens, he has 30 left. Write an equation to find out how many chickens he sold.

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 6 students are absent, how many students are present? Set up an equation to find the number of present students.

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 12

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A toy costs $15. If you have $45, how many toys can you buy? Write an equation to determine the number of toys you can purchase.

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• 3

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Emma has 30 candies. She shares them equally with her 5 friends. How many candies does each friend get? Create an equation to find the number of candies per friend.

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Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A box can hold 12 toys. If you have 36 toys, how many boxes do you need? Set up an equation to find the number of boxes required.

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• 3

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3