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5th grade WORD PROBLEMS

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Vanessa has a ribbon that is 36 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?
a)
156 inches
b)
36 inches
c)
4 inches
d)
9 inches
2.
Sabrina has 32 jelly beans to share with her friends,  Abby, Babby, and Gabby.  How many jelly beans will each of the 4 girls get if they divide the jelly beans evenly?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
9
3.
Abigail planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows.  How many pumpkin seeds did Abigail plant in each row?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
4.
Oliver has 24 video games. He wants to place his video games in 3 equal groups. How many video games should Oliver put in each pile?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
5.
Matthew sold 78 candy bars during the school fund drive.  Brooke sold 6 times as many candy bars as Matthew. How many candy bars did Brooke sell? 
a)
72
b)
84
c)
468
d)
458
6.
There are 35 classrooms at North Side Elementary School. Each classroom has exactly 24 students in each classroom. How many students are there at the school? 
a)
350
b)
840
c)
480
d)
842
7.

Mary grew 45 watermelons. Alyssa grew 42 watermelons. How many watermelons did they grow in all ?

a)

87 watermelons

b)

3 watermelons

c)

90 watermelons

d)

15 watermelons

8.

A restaurant served 18 pizzas during lunch and 25 during dinner today. How many pizzas were served today ?

a)

7 pizzas

b)

43 pizzas

c)

6 pizzas

d)

430 pizzas

9.

Melanie has 48 muffins, which she needs to box up into dozens (12). How many boxes does she need?

a)

2 boxes

b)

4 boxes

c)

36 boxes

d)

60 boxes

10.

There are 32 oak trees currently in the park. Park workers had to cut down 17 oak trees that were damaged. How many oak trees will be in the park when the workers are finished ?

a)

49 oak trees

b)

8 oak trees

c)

15 oak trees

d)

45 oak trees

11.

There are 35 scissors in the drawer. Melanie placed 49 more scissors in the drawer. How many scissors are now there in all ?

a)

149 scissors

b)

7 scissors

c)

14 scissors

d)

84 scissors

12.

There are 38 calories in a candy bar. How many calories are there in 10 candy bars ?

a)

380 calories

b)

48 calories

c)

28 calories

d)

3.8 calories

13.

Sara, Tim, Jessica, and Sally each have 14 Pokemon cards. How many Pokemon cards do they have in all ?

a)

28 cards

b)

14 cards

c)

18 cards

d)

56 cards

14.

There are 72 free books in 5th grade. If the books are divided evenly among 9 students, how books would each 5th grade student get?

a)

8 books

b)

63 books

c)

81 books

d)

648 books

15.

Jason has 38 orange balloons. Mike has 40 times more orange balloons than Jason. How many orange balloons does Jason and Mike have ?

a)

78 orange balloons

b)

2 orange balloons

c)

1520 orange balloons

d)

1558 orange balloons

16.

Alyssa had 141 dimes in her bank. She spent 87 of her dimes. How many dimes does she have now ?

a)

228 dimes

b)

54 dimes

c)

10 dimes

d)

146 dimes

17.
Xavier spent $537 for 86 packs of Pokemon cards. Using compatible numbers, what is a reasonable estimate for the cost of each pack?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
18.
Eddie has 985 songs on his iPad. If Eddie divides his songs equally into 70 albums, how many songs will be in each album?
a)
14 songs with 5 songs left over
b)
15 songs with 0 left over
c)
14 songs with 4 songs left over
d)
14 songs with 0 left over
19.
At Subway, cheese melts cost $3 each and turkey subs cost $4. Jacob has $42. If he buys some cheese melts and has $3 left over, how many cheese melts did he buy?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
13
d)
14
20.
Degan has 617 students. Each class has between 28 and 32 students. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the number of classes in the school?
a)
30
b)
14
c)
60
d)
20
21.
Which of the following equations is true?
a)
6,000 ÷ 50 = 110
b)
560 ÷ 7 = 9
c)
42,000 ÷ 70 = 600
d)
10,000 ÷ 100 = 10
22.
In the equation 800 ÷ 10 = 8, the number 8 is the?
a)
Divisor
b)
Quotient
c)
Product
d)
Dividend
23.
The Gulf of Mexico is 32,000 feet long. If there is one person fishing for every one hundred feet of length, how many people are fishing?
a)
32
b)
320
c)
3,200
d)
32,000
24.
Mr. C bought 23 boxes of pizza to divide equally among the 92 students in 5th grade. If each box contains 8 slices of pizza, how many slices did each student get?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
25.
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 1,600 ÷ 40?
a)
1,600 tens ÷ 40 tens
b)
160 tens ÷ 4 tens
c)
16 tens ÷ 4 tens
d)
160 tens ÷ 40 tens
26.
Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?
a)
80
b)
113
c)
47
d)
68
27.
Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?
a)
68
b)
54
c)
84
d)
20
28.
Sara had 16 red flowers and 24 yellow flowers.  She wants to make bouquets with the same number of each color flower in each bouquet.  What is the greatest number of bouquets that she can make?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
48
d)
8
29.
Julianna has 48 bags of treats. She is going to give 3 bags to her teacher. She will then give the rest out equally to her 5 friends. How many bags of treats will each friend receive?
a)
40 bags of treats
b)
9 bags of treats
c)
5 bags of treats
d)
50 bags of treats
30.
Angela had 18 Pokemon cards. Her brother gave her 45 more Pokemon cards. She then divided her cards into 9 equal groups. How many Pokemon cards are in each group?
a)
18 Pokemon cards
b)
54 Pokemon Cards
c)
7 Pokemon Cards
d)
9 Pokemon Cards
31.
Abby went for a 12- mile bike ride.  She stopped every 3 miles to take pictures.  How many times did Abby stop during her bike ride?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
9
d)
15
32.

The librarian was putting away a box of 2,345 books up on her shelves. If she had 8 shelves, how many books fit equally on each shelf?

a)

293

b)

1

c)

294

d)

469

33.
A pet store sold 74 puppies in one week. If each of the puppies cost $60, how much money did the pet store make?
a)
$4,440
b)
$4,432
c)
$3,810
d)
$4,810
34.
A fourth grade class has 22 students. Each box of crayons has 24 colors. If each student brings 2 boxes crayons for school supplies, how many crayons is that in all?
a)
1056
b)
1048
c)
1156
d)
1088
35.
Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?
a)
6
b)
24
c)
7
d)
25
36.
There are 570 students at a school. If each classroom holds 30 students, how many classrooms are needed at the school? 
a)
15
b)
19
c)
17,100
d)
600
37.
Tim bought 405 crayons that came in packs of 15. How many packs of crayons did Tim buy? 
a)
6,075
b)
27
c)
25
d)
420
38.
I bought 245 packs of baseball cards.  Each pack has 16 cards in it.  How many total cards did I buy?
a)
261
b)
229
c)
3920
d)
4920
39.

Ms. Kahley bought 4 bags of candy.

Each bag had 80 pieces.

How many pieces of candy are there in all?

a)

300 pieces

b)

84 pieces

c)

320 pieces

d)

300 pieces

40.
A farmer has 26 employees. He pays each employee $410 per week. After paying his workers for one week, he has $162 left. How much did the farmer have at first?
a)
$162
b)
$572
c)
At first the farmer had $3,280.
d)
At first the farmer had $10,822.
41.

Janet's mother gave her $76 to go to the store. Janet bought 2 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $3. How much money does Janet have left?

a)

68

b)

54

c)

84

d)

20

42.

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

a)

80

b)

113

c)

47

d)

68

43.
Sara had 16 red flowers and 24 yellow flowers.  She wants to make bouquets with the same number of each color flower in each bouquet.  What is the greatest number of bouquets that she can make?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
48
d)
8
44.
Julianna has 48 bags of treats. She is going to give 3 bags to her teacher. She will then give the rest out equally to her 5 friends. How many bags of treats will each friend receive?
a)
40 bags of treats
b)
9 bags of treats
c)
5 bags of treats
d)
50 bags of treats
45.
Angela had 18 Pokemon cards. Her brother gave her 45 more Pokemon cards. She then divided her cards into 9 equal groups. How many Pokemon cards are in each group?
a)
18 Pokemon cards
b)
54 Pokemon Cards
c)
7 Pokemon Cards
d)
9 Pokemon Cards
46.
Abby went for a 12- mile bike ride.  She stopped every 3 miles to take pictures.  How many times did Abby stop during her bike ride?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
9
d)
15
47.
Vanessa has a ribbon that is 372 inches long. She wants to divide in into 4 equal parts. What will be the length of each part?
a)
156 inches
b)
36 inches
c)
83 inches
d)
93 inches
48.
A fourth grade class has 22 students. Each box of crayons has 24 colors. If each student brings 2 boxes crayons for school supplies, how many crayons is that in all?
a)
1056
b)
1048
c)
1156
d)
1088
49.
Joe made $24.00 dollars mowing lawns last week.  He charges 4 dollars per lawn.  How many lawns did he mow last week?
a)
8
b)
6
c)
3
d)
5
50.
Marc drove 448 miles to go to see a basketball game. He drove for 8 hours.  What is the average number of miles Marc drove each hour? 
a)
56
b)
65
c)
1045
d)
20,216
51.
A small pizza costs $7. An extra-large pizza costs 3 times as much as the small pizza. How much does an extra-large pizza cost?
a)
4
b)
10
c)
21
d)
28
52.

Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $56.25 for a large painting. He charges $25.80 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?

a)

$82.05

b)

$323.55

c)

$414.90

d)

$314.90

53.

Jennie makes quilts. She can make 7 quilts with 21 yards of material. How many yards of material would be required to make 12 quilts?

a)

252 yards of material

b)

36 yards of material

c)

3 yards of material

d)

84 yards of material

54.

Brayden and Gavin were playing touch football against Cole and Freddy. Touchdowns were worth 7 points. Brayden and Gavin scored 7 touchdowns. Cole and Freddy's team scored 9 touchdowns. How many more points did Cole and Freddy have than Brayden and Gavin?

a)

63 points

b)

49 points

c)

14 points

d)

112 points

55.

On Thursday, the Meat King Market sold 210 pounds of ground beef. On Friday, they sold twice that amount. On Saturday, they only sold 130 pounds. How much more meat did they sell on Friday than Saturday?

a)

80 pounds of ground beef

b)

330 pounds of ground beef

c)

260 pounds of ground beef

d)

290 pounds of ground beef

56.

During the summer holidays, your brother earns extra money mowing lawns. He mows 6 lawns an hour and has 21 lawns to mow. How long will it take him?

a)

3.5 hours

b)

3 hours

c)

126 hours

d)

none of the above

57.

You bought your twin sister Molli 3 gifts costing $24 each and your other twin sister, Mary 5 gifts at $18 each. How much money did you spend on Molli and Mary?

a)

$152

b)

$162

c)

$262

d)

$9.60

58.

The mean average of the following 4 math marks will become your report card mark. 97. 78, 84, ad 86. What will your report card mark be?

a)

86.25

b)

85

c)

85.26

d)

86

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