Grade 5 Math: Word Problems with Solution Checks & Reasoning

Maria has 3 times as many apples as John. If John has x apples, write an equation to represent the number of apples Maria has. How many apples does Maria have if John has 4 apples? Check your solution and explain your reasoning.

• 10

• 8

• 15

• 12

A book costs $15. If you buy x books, write an equation to find the total cost. How much will it cost to buy 5 books? Verify your answer and explain how you checked it.

• $30

• $50

• $75

• $100

Tom has 20 marbles. He gives away x marbles to his friend. Write an equation to find out how many marbles Tom has left. If he gives away 7 marbles, how many does he have now? Check your solution and explain your steps.

• 15

• 13

• 10

• 5

A pizza is cut into x slices. If 3 friends eat 2 slices each, write an equation to find out how many slices are left. If the pizza had 12 slices, how many are left after they eat? Verify your answer and explain your reasoning.

• 4 slices left

• 6 slices left

• 8 slices left

• 10 slices left

Lily has x stickers. She buys 10 more stickers and now has 25. Write an equation to find out how many stickers Lily had originally. How many did she have? Check your solution and explain how you arrived at your answer.

• 15

• 20

• 5

• 30

A box can hold x toys. If you have 30 toys and you want to fill the box completely, how many boxes do you need? Write an equation to represent this situation. If each box holds 10 toys, how many boxes do you need? Check your answer and explain your reasoning.

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

A farmer has x chickens. If he buys 15 more chickens and now has 50, write an equation to find out how many chickens he had originally. How many did he have? Verify your solution and explain your thought process.

• 35

• 30

• 40

• 25

Sarah has x dollars. She spends $12 and now has $28 left. Write an equation to find out how much money Sarah had at first. How much did she start with? Check your solution and explain how you confirmed it.

• 30

• 25

• 50

• 40

A school has x students. If 25 more students enroll, the total number of students becomes 200. Write an equation to find out how many students were there before. How many students were there initially? Verify your answer and explain your reasoning.

• 175

• 180

• 200

• 150

A recipe calls for x cups of flour. If you use 2 cups and have 3 cups left, write an equation to find out how much flour the recipe requires. How many cups of flour does the recipe need? Check your solution and explain how you arrived at your answer.

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 7 cups

• 5 cups