Fifth Grade Math: Solve One Variable Word Problems

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. Now she has 9 apples left. How many apples did she give away?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10

A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $24

• $48

• $30

• $36

Tom has 50 marbles. He loses some marbles while playing. Now he has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he lose?

• 25

• 15

• 18

• 20

Emily read 25 pages of her book on Monday and 18 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?

• 50

• 40

• 43

• 45

A farmer has 100 chickens. He sells some of them at the market. Now he has 75 chickens left. How many chickens did he sell?

• 50

• 25

• 30

• 20

Liam has 40 stickers. He buys 20 more stickers. How many stickers does he have now?

• 60

• 70

• 80

• 50

Jessica baked 30 cookies. She gave 10 cookies to her neighbor and 5 cookies to her friend. How many cookies does she have left?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5

A toy costs $25. If you have $60, how much money will you have left after buying the toy?

• $45

• $35

• $50

• $20

Mark has 80 baseball cards. He gives 15 cards to his brother. How many baseball cards does he have now?

• 75

• 65

• 70

• 60

A school has 200 students. If 50 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 150

• 50

• 200

• 100