Grade 5 Math: Solve Word Problems & Multi-Step Equations

A farmer has 12 apples. He buys x more apples and now has 20 apples. How many apples did he buy?

• 5

• 10

• 12

• 8

Samantha has 5 times as many marbles as her brother. If her brother has y marbles, write an equation to find out how many marbles Samantha has.

• 5+y

• 5y

• y/5

• y+5

A book costs $15. If you buy 3 books and pay with a $60 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $45

• $15

• $10

• $30

Tom has 24 candies. He gives away x candies to his friends and has 10 left. How many candies did he give away?

• 12

• 14

• 16

• 18

A box contains 8 red balls and some blue balls. If the total number of balls is 20, how many blue balls are in the box?

• 15

• 10

• 5

• 12

Lisa read 3 chapters of a book each day for x days. If she read a total of 21 chapters, how many days did she read?

• 5

• 10

• 7

• 3

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 2 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 6 slices left

• 4 slices left

• 8 slices left

• 2 slices left

A school has 150 students. If 30 students are in the 5th grade, how many students are in other grades?

• 100

• 150

• 90

• 120

A gardener plants x flowers in each of 4 rows. If he plants a total of 32 flowers, how many flowers does he plant in each row?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

A toy costs $25. If you have $100, how many toys can you buy? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5