Grade 5 Word Problems: Explain & Check Reasonableness

A farmer has 120 apples and oranges. If he has 30 more apples than oranges, how many apples does he have? Check if your answer makes sense.

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In a school, there are 250 students. If 150 of them are girls, how many boys are there? Explain how you found your answer.

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A bookstore sold 200 books last month. If they sold 50 more fiction books than non-fiction books, how many non-fiction books did they sell? Check for reasonableness in your answer.

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• 150

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• 75

At a party, there are 80 balloons. If 20 of them are red and the rest are blue, how many blue balloons are there? Explain your solution process.

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A pet store has 60 fish and birds combined. If there are 10 more fish than birds, how many fish are there? Check if your answer is reasonable.

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In a class, there are 40 students. If 15 of them are boys, how many girls are there? Explain how you arrived at your answer.

• 20

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A gardener planted 150 flowers. If he planted 30 more roses than tulips, how many tulips did he plant? Check for reasonableness in your solution.

• 75

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A soccer team has 22 players. If 8 of them are forwards, how many are not forwards? Explain your solution process clearly.

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In a library, there are 300 books. If 120 of them are fiction, how many are non-fiction? Check if your answer is reasonable.

• 220

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A toy store has 90 toys. If there are 30 more dolls than action figures, how many action figures are there? Explain how you found your answer.

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