Grade 5 Math: Addition, Subtraction, and Word Problems

A farmer has 120 apples. He sells 45 apples at the market. How many apples does he have left? Create an equation to represent this situation.

• 65

• 75

• 90

• 100

Lisa has 3 times as many marbles as Tom. If Tom has 15 marbles, how many marbles does Lisa have? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 15

• 45

• 30

• 60

A school has 250 students. If 75 students are absent on a given day, how many students are present? Formulate an equation to find the answer.

• 200

• 100

• 175

• 150

A baker made 48 cookies and packed them into boxes of 6. How many boxes did he fill? Create an equation to represent this scenario.

• 12

• 8

• 10

• 6

Emma read 25 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.

• 55

• 45

• 60

• 50

A toy store has 150 toys. They receive a shipment of 50 more toys. How many toys do they have now? Create an equation to solve this problem.

• 250

• 150

• 200

• 100

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. How many flowers did he plant in total? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 40

• 56

• 48

• 32

There are 60 students in a class. If 15 students are girls, how many boys are in the class? Create an equation to find the number of boys.

• 30

• 25

• 50

• 45

A pizza shop sells 4 types of pizzas. If each type has 10 slices, how many slices are there in total? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 30 slices

• 20 slices

• 50 slices

• 40 slices

A library has 500 books. If 120 books are checked out, how many books remain in the library? Create an equation to find the remaining number of books.

• 400

• 500

• 350

• 380