Real-World Math Problems: PEMDAS for 5th Graders

If you have 3 apples and you buy 5 more, then you give away 2 apples, how many apples do you have left?

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A baker made 12 cupcakes. He decorated 3 cupcakes with chocolate icing and the rest with vanilla icing. How many cupcakes have vanilla icing?

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In a classroom, there are 4 rows of desks with 5 desks in each row. If 3 desks are broken, how many desks are still usable?

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A farmer has 20 sheep. If he sells 5 sheep and then buys 3 more, how many sheep does he have now?

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A toy store has 15 toy cars. If they receive a shipment of 10 more toy cars and sell 8, how many toy cars are left in the store?

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Sarah has 10 stickers. She buys 5 more packs of stickers, each containing 4 stickers. How many stickers does she have in total?

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A gardener plants 6 rows of flowers with 4 flowers in each row. If 5 flowers die, how many flowers are still alive?

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In a library, there are 50 books. If 10 books are checked out and 5 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

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A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 2 slices and your friend eats 3 slices, how many slices are left?

• 6 slices

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

• 5 slices

A school has 30 students in a class. If 5 students leave for a field trip and 2 new students join, how many students are in the class now?

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