5th Grade Math: Set Up & Solve Equations in Word Problems

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some to her friend and now has 8 apples left. How many apples did she give away? Set up an equation to solve for the unknown.

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A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to find the total cost.

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• $48

• $24

Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has x marbles and together they have 30 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have? Set up and solve the equation.

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Lily bought 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has the same number of stickers, and she has a total of 40 stickers. How many stickers are in each pack? Create an equation to find the answer.

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A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells some and now has 32 left. How many chickens did he sell? Write an equation to find the unknown number of chickens sold.

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Emma is 4 years older than her brother. If her brother is y years old and together they are 28 years old, how old is Emma? Set up the equation and solve for Emma's age.

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A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent the situation and solve for the remaining slices.

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In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 6 students are absent, how many students are present? Set up an equation to find the number of students present.

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A toy costs $25. If you have $10 saved, how much more do you need to buy the toy? Create an equation to find the additional amount needed.

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A gardener planted 40 flowers. If he planted x flowers in the morning and the rest in the afternoon, and he planted 15 flowers in the afternoon, how many did he plant in the morning? Set up and solve the equation.

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