Solving One Variable Word Problems for Grade 5

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away?

• 7

• 10

• 3

• 5

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• $48

• $30

• $24

• $36

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Tom has a collection of 50 baseball cards. He buys x more cards. If he now has 70 cards, how many cards did he buy?

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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

• 8 + x

• x - 8

• 8 - x

• 8 * x

Emily has 24 candies. She wants to share them equally among her friends. If she has 4 friends, how many candies will each friend get?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in x hours? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• distance = 60/x

• distance = 60 - x

• distance = 60x

• distance = 60 + x

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Liam has $50. He spends x dollars on a toy. If he has $30 left, how much did he spend?

• 20

• 25

• 35

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A garden has 30 flowers. If x flowers are red and the rest are yellow, how many yellow flowers are there if there are 10 red flowers?

• 20

• 5

• 25

• 15

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A box can hold 12 toys. If you have x boxes, how many toys can you store in total? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• total_toys = 12 / x

• total_toys = x - 12

• total_toys = 12 + x

• total_toys = 12 * x

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

A baker made 100 cookies. If he sells x cookies and has 40 cookies left, how many cookies did he sell?

• 70

• 60

• 50

• 80

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6