Grade 5 Math: Translate Words to Numbers in Word Problems

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend. How many apples does Sarah have left? Write the equation.

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 8

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much do you spend in total? Write the equation to find the total cost.

• $60

• $30

• $75

• $45

Tom has 20 marbles. He wins 10 more in a game. How many marbles does he have now? Write the equation to show this.

• 25

• 15

• 35

• 30

Lisa has 30 stickers. She wants to share them equally with 5 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? Write the equation.

• 8

• 5

• 6

• 7

A box can hold 24 cookies. If you have 3 boxes, how many cookies do you have in total? Write the equation to find the total number of cookies.

• 36 cookies

• 60 cookies

• 48 cookies

• 72 cookies

There are 45 students in a class. If 15 students are absent, how many students are present? Write the equation to find the number of present students.

• 30

• 35

• 25

• 40

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 20 of them. How many chickens does he have left? Write the equation to show this.

• 25

• 10

• 30

• 40

Emma reads 5 pages of a book each day. How many pages will she read in 7 days? Write the equation to find the total pages read.

• 25 pages

• 40 pages

• 35 pages

• 30 pages

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write the equation to find the remaining slices.

• 5 slices left

• 3 slices left

• 4 slices left

• 6 slices left

A toy costs $25. If you have $100, how many toys can you buy? Write the equation to find the number of toys you can purchase.

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4