Grade 5 Math: Solving Word Problems with Diagrams

A bakery made 120 cookies. If they sold 45 cookies in the morning and 30 in the afternoon, how many cookies are left? Use a diagram to show your work and justify your answer.

• 30

• 75

• 60

• 45

Sarah has 3 times as many marbles as Tom. If Tom has 15 marbles, how many marbles does Sarah have? Estimate the total number of marbles if they combine their collections and round to the nearest ten.

• 45

• 30

• 60

• 75

A farmer has 250 apples. He sells 75 apples at the market and gives away 40 to his neighbors. How many apples does he have left? Use mental computation to check the reasonableness of your answer.

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 135

In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 10 students are boys and the rest are girls, how many girls are there? Create a diagram to represent the students and justify your solution.

• 16

• 14

• 10

• 12

A toy store has 150 toys. If they receive a shipment of 75 more toys and sell 50 toys, how many toys do they have now? Round your final answer to the nearest ten to check if it makes sense.

• 175

• 200

• 150

• 120

Liam read 45 pages of a book on Monday and 30 pages on Tuesday. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages does he have left to read? Use estimation to determine if your answer is reasonable.

• 100 pages

• 80 pages

• 125 pages

• 150 pages

A pizza shop made 80 pizzas for a party. If 25 pizzas were eaten at the party and 10 were taken home, how many pizzas are left? Use a diagram to illustrate your solution and check the reasonableness of your answer.

• 50 pizzas are left.

• 60 pizzas are left.

• 45 pizzas are left.

• 30 pizzas are left.

Emma has 50 stickers. She gives 12 stickers to her friend and buys 20 more stickers. How many stickers does she have now? Justify your answer using mental math and rounding.

• 58

• 40

• 62

• 50

A library has 500 books. If 150 books are checked out and 75 are returned, how many books are in the library now? Use estimation to verify your answer.

• 500

• 400

• 450

• 425

A gardener planted 120 flowers in the spring and 80 flowers in the summer. If 50 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive? Create a diagram to help solve the problem and justify your answer.

• 100

• 180

• 150

• 130