PEMDAS: Solving Fun Word Problems for Grade 5

Lily 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?

• 22

• 18

• 20

• 24

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A baker made 12 cupcakes. He decorated each cupcake with 3 sprinkles. If he then added 4 more sprinkles to each cupcake, how many sprinkles did he use in total?

• 84

• 72

• 48

• 36

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 8 stickers. If he gives away 10 stickers to his friends, how many stickers does he have left?

• 35

• 30

• 25

• 20

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Sarah read 15 pages of a book on Monday and 20 pages on Tuesday. If she plans to read 5 more pages on Wednesday, how many pages will she have read in total?

• 35 pages

• 30 pages

• 25 pages

• 40 pages

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A gardener planted 6 rows of flowers. Each row has 4 flowers. If 2 flowers in each row die, how many flowers are still alive?

• 14

• 10

• 12

• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

In a classroom, there are 8 tables. Each table has 3 chairs. If 5 chairs are broken, how many chairs are still usable?

• 20

• 24

• 19

• 15

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A toy store has 10 toy cars. Each toy car costs $3. If the store sells 4 toy cars, how much money does it make from the sales?

• $15

• $9

• $6

• $12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Emma has 7 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 12 crayons. If she gives away 10 crayons, how many crayons does she have left?

• 60

• 82

• 70

• 74

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A movie theater has 5 screens. Each screen shows 4 movies a day. If 2 screens are closed for maintenance, how many movies are shown in a day?

• 16

• 8

• 20

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A farmer has 20 chickens. If he buys 5 more chickens and then sells 8, how many chickens does he have now?

• 15

• 18

• 12

• 17

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1