Solving Addition & Subtraction Word Problems for Grade 5

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 10

• 5

• 3

• 7

Tom has 20 marbles. He buys 5 more marbles and then loses some. If he has 18 marbles now, how many did he lose?

• 7

• 4

• 10

• 3

A box can hold at least 30 toys. If there are currently 22 toys in the box, how many more toys can be added without exceeding the limit?

• 15

• 8

• 10

• 5

Lily read 45 pages of her book. If she wants to read at least 60 pages today, how many more pages does she need to read?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 25

A farmer has 50 chickens. If he sells some and has 35 left, how many chickens did he sell?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

In a class, there are 28 students. If 5 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 23

A store had 100 candies. After selling some, there are 75 candies left. How many candies were sold?

• 20

• 30

• 50

• 25

Emma has 12 stickers. She wants to have at least 20 stickers. How many more stickers does she need to collect?

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 8

A library has 200 books. If 50 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?

• 150

• 100

• 50

• 200

Jake has 30 dollars. He spends some money and now has 18 dollars left. How much money did he spend?

• 15 dollars

• 12 dollars

• 20 dollars

• 10 dollars