Solve for Unknowns: Fun Math Word Problems for Grade 5

A farmer has 12 apples. He buys x more apples. If he now has 20 apples, how many apples did he buy?

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 12

Samantha has 5 times as many marbles as her brother. If her brother has y marbles, write an equation to represent how many marbles Samantha has.

• y

• 2y

• 5y

• 10y

A book costs $15. If you buy x books, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to represent this.

• total_cost = 15 + x

• total_cost = 15 * x

• total_cost = x / 15

• total_cost = 15 - x

Tom has 30 candies. He gives away x candies to his friends. If he has 18 candies left, how many candies did he give away?

• 20

• 12

• 15

• 10

A box can hold 24 toys. If you have x boxes, how many toys can you store in total? Write an equation for this situation.

• total_toys = 24 * x

• total_toys = 24 / x

• total_toys = x - 24

• total_toys = 12 + x

Lisa read 3 chapters of her book. If she has y chapters left to read, write an equation to find out how many chapters are in the book.

• 3 + y

• y - 3

• 3 * y

• 3 - y

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat x slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent this.

• 8 - 2x

• x + 8

• 8 + x

• 8 - x

There are 50 students in a school. If x students are absent today, how many students are present? Write an equation for this scenario.

• 50 * x

• 50 + x

• x - 50

• 50 - x

A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for x hours, how far does it go? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• distance = 60 * x

• distance = 60 / x

• distance = 60 + x

• distance = 60 - x

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. If you want to make x batches of cookies, how many cups of flour do you need in total? Write an equation for this.

• total flour = 2 - x

• total flour = 2 * x

• total flour = x + 2

• total flour = 2 / x