Order of Operations: Fun Math Challenges for Grade 5

1. Sarah has 3 bags of apples. Each bag contains 4 apples. If she buys 2 more bags with 5 apples each, how many apples does she have in total? (Use the order of operations to solve.)

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2. A baker made 12 cupcakes. He decorated each cupcake with 3 sprinkles. If he then added 6 more sprinkles to each cupcake, how many sprinkles did he use in total? (Identify the operations needed.)

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3. Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has 8 stickers. He gives away 10 stickers to his friends. How many stickers does he have left? (Apply the order of operations.)

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4. A gardener plants 4 rows of flowers. Each row has 6 flowers. If he plants 2 more rows with 5 flowers each, how many flowers are there in total? (Match the operations to the problem.)

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5. Lisa read 15 pages of a book each day for 4 days. If she then read 10 more pages, how many pages did she read in total? (Identify the operations and apply them.)

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6. A toy store has 20 toy cars. They receive 15 more toy cars and then sell 10. How many toy cars are left in the store? (Use the order of operations to find the answer.)

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7. In a classroom, there are 6 tables with 4 chairs each. If 5 chairs are broken, how many chairs are still usable? (Identify the operations and apply the order of operations.)

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8. A farmer has 10 cows and buys 5 more. If 3 cows are sold, how many cows does he have now? (Match the operations to the problem.)

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9. Emma has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 12 crayons. If she gives away 5 crayons, how many does she have left? (Apply the order of operations to solve.)

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10. A library has 50 books. If 20 books are checked out and then 10 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? (Identify the operations needed.)

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