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Solve for Unknowns: Fun Math Word Problems for Grade 5

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Solve for Unknowns: Fun Math Word Problems for Grade 5
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

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