Solving Word Problems with Equations for 5th Graders

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend. How many apples does she have left? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 6

• 4

• 10

• 8

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

• $60

• $75

• $30

• $45

Tom has 20 marbles. He wins 8 more in a game. How many marbles does he have now? Create an equation to represent this situation.

• 18

• 28

• 30

• 24

A box can hold 24 cookies. If you have 3 boxes, how many cookies can you fit in all the boxes? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 60 cookies

• 72 cookies

• 48 cookies

• 36 cookies

Lisa read 45 pages of her book on Monday and 30 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total? Write an equation to find the total number of pages read.

• 60

• 90

• 100

• 75

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 15 of them. How many chickens does he have now? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 35

• 40

• 50

• 25

In a class, there are 30 students. If 12 students are boys, how many are girls? Write an equation to find the number of girls in the class.

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 25

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.

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 5

Emma has 60 stickers. She gives 20 stickers to her friend and then buys 15 more. How many stickers does she have now? Create an equation to solve this problem.

• 55

• 50

• 75

• 40

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to find the remaining slices of pizza.

• 3 slices left

• 4 slices left

• 5 slices left

• 6 slices left