Solve for Unknowns: Engaging Word Problems for 5th Graders

Maria has 12 apples and 8 oranges. She gives away some apples and some oranges. If she has 5 apples left, how many oranges did she give away?

• 7 oranges

• 2 oranges

• Cannot be determined

• 3 oranges

A school has 150 students. If 60 of them are girls, how many boys are there? If 10 boys leave the school, how many boys remain?

• 70

• 90

• 100

• 80

Tom has 20 marbles. He gives 5 to his friend and then buys 10 more. How many marbles does he have now?

• 25

• 10

• 15

• 30

In a garden, there are 30 flowers. If 12 are roses and the rest are tulips, how many tulips are there?

• 18

• 12

• 24

• 6

A baker made 50 cookies. He sold 20 cookies in the morning and 15 in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left?

• 30

• 10

• 15

• 25

Lily has 40 stickers. She gives 10 to her brother and 5 to her friend. How many stickers does she have now?

• 20

• 15

• 25

• 30

A library has 200 books. If 75 are fiction and the rest are non-fiction, how many non-fiction books are there?

• 125

• 150

• 175

• 100

In a class, there are 25 students. If 10 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

A farmer has 100 chickens. If he sells 30 and buys 20 more, how many chickens does he have now?

• 90

• 50

• 100

• 70

Samantha has 50 candies. She gives 15 to her friends and eats 5 herself. How many candies does she have left?

• 40

• 35

• 30

• 25