Solve & Check: Word Problems for 5th Grade Math

A farmer has 12 apples and buys 8 more. How many apples does he have now? Write an equation to represent this situation and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 25

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Lily has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 6 stickers. How many stickers does she have in total? Create an equation and verify if your solution makes sense.

• 24

• 36

• 30

• 18

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Tom read 15 pages of a book on Monday and 10 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did he read in total? Formulate an equation and assess the reasonableness of your answer.

• 15 pages

• 25 pages

• 20 pages

• 30 pages

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A baker made 24 cookies and sold 9. How many cookies does he have left? Write an equation to solve this problem and check if your answer is logical.

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Sarah has 30 marbles. She gives 7 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does she have now? Create an equation and evaluate if your solution is reasonable.

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 23

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A school has 150 students. If 45 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation and check if your answer is sensible.

• 120

• 105

• 150

• 95

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

In a garden, there are 20 flowers. If 5 flowers bloom, how many flowers are still not bloomed? Formulate an equation and verify the reasonableness of your answer.

• 15

• 10

• 5

• 0

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A toy store has 50 toys. If 15 toys are sold, how many toys remain? Write an equation to represent this and check if your answer is reasonable.

• 40

• 25

• 30

• 35

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Emma has 40 candies. She eats 10 candies. How many candies does she have left? Create an equation and assess if your solution is logical.

• 50

• 15

• 20

• 30

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A library has 200 books. If 50 books are checked out, how many books are left in the library? Write an equation and evaluate the reasonableness of your answer.

• 100

• 250

• 75

• 150

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1