Grade 5 Math: Solving Word Problems with Operations

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 10

• 6

• 9

• 15

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to find the total cost.

• $45

• $60

• $30

• $75

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Tom has 24 marbles. He wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many marbles will each friend get? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Lily bought 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has 8 stickers. How many stickers does she have in total? Write an equation to find the total number of stickers.

• 32

• 48

• 56

• 40

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 20 of them. How many chickens does he have now? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 20

• 40

• 10

• 30

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Emma has 30 candies. She wants to divide them equally into bags of 5 candies each. How many bags can she fill? Write an equation to find the number of bags.

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A toy costs $25. If you have $100, how many toys can you buy? Write an equation to determine the number of toys you can purchase.

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

There are 40 students in a class. If 10 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation to find the number of students present.

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 35

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 5 slices left

• 4 slices left

• 3 slices left

• 6 slices left

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A gardener plants 15 flowers in each row. If he plants 4 rows, how many flowers does he plant in total? Write an equation to find the total number of flowers.

• 75 flowers

• 30 flowers

• 45 flowers

• 60 flowers

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3