Mastering Addition: Estimating Word Problems for 5th Grade

A bakery made 125 cookies in the morning and 78 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did they make in total?

• 250

• 150

• 203

• 180

Sarah has 245 stickers, and she buys 89 more. How many stickers does she have now?

• 400

• 250

• 300

• 334

A library has 1,250 books. If they receive a donation of 375 books, how many books will they have altogether?

• 1,500

• 1625

• 1,250

• 1,875

Tom read 56 pages of his book on Monday and 47 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did he read in total over the two days?

• 103

• 95

• 110

• 100

In a school, there are 320 students in the morning session and 275 students in the afternoon session. How many students are there in total?

• 550

• 600

• 500

• 595

A farmer harvested 150 apples from one tree and 200 apples from another tree. How many apples did he harvest in total?

• 250

• 300

• 350

• 400

Emma has 1,200 marbles. She gives 150 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does she have left?

• 1,050 marbles

• 1,200

• 300

• 1,100

• 1,050

A toy store sold 450 toys in January and 325 toys in February. How many toys did they sell in total during these two months?

• 775

• 800

• 600

• 500

A concert had 2,500 attendees on Saturday and 3,200 attendees on Sunday. How many attendees were there over the weekend?

• 5,700

• 5,000

• 6,200

• 4,800

A school organized a field trip for 120 students in the first group and 135 students in the second group. How many students went on the field trip?

• 255

• 300

• 240

• 2550