Translate Word Problems to Equations for Grade 5

1. Sarah has 5 apples. She buys x more apples. Write an equation to represent the total number of apples Sarah has.

• total_apples = 5 - x

• total_apples = 5 * x

• total_apples = 5 / x

• total_apples = 5 + x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

2. A book costs $10. If you buy y books, how much will you spend? Write an equation for the total cost.

• Total Cost = 10y

• Total Cost = 10 + y

• Total Cost = 5y

• Total Cost = 10y + 5

Tags

CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

3. Tom has 12 marbles. He gives away m marbles to his friend. Write an equation to show how many marbles Tom has left.

• 12 - m

• m - 12

• 12 + m

• 12 * m

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

4. A box can hold 8 toys. If you have n boxes, how many toys can you store? Write an equation for the total number of toys.

• total_toys = n + 8

• total_toys = 8 / n

• total_toys = 8 - n

• total_toys = 8 * n

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

5. Lisa read 15 pages of her book. If she reads p pages each day, write an equation to find out how many days it will take her to finish the book.

• d = total pages + 15 / p

• d = (15 - total pages) / p

• d = total pages / p

• d = (total pages - 15) / p

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

6. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat s slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent the remaining slices.

• s * 8

• 8 - s

• s - 8

• 8 + s

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

7. There are 20 students in a class. If each student has b books, write an equation to find the total number of books in the class.

• Total Books = 20b

• Total Books = 20 - b

• Total Books = 20 + b

• Total Books = 10b

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

8. A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it drives for t hours, write an equation to find the total distance traveled.

• distance = 60t^2

• distance = 60t

• distance = 60/t

• distance = 60 + t

Tags

CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

9. Emma has 30 stickers. She gives away g stickers to her friends. Write an equation to show how many stickers she has now.

• 30 + g

• g - 30

• 30 * g

• 30 - g

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

10. A garden has 4 rows of flowers. If each row has r flowers, write an equation to find the total number of flowers in the garden.

• total flowers = 4 - r

• total flowers = 4 * r

• total flowers = r / 4

• total flowers = r + 4

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9