PEMDAS Challenge: Multi-Step Word Problems for Grade 5

Lily has 3 bags of apples. Each bag contains 4 apples. If she gives away 5 apples, how many apples does she have left?

• 7

• 6

• 10

• 8

A baker made 12 dozen cookies. He sold 5 dozen and then baked 3 more dozen. How many cookies does he have now?

• 120

• 90

• 100

• 110

Tom has 8 packs of stickers. Each pack has 6 stickers. If he uses 10 stickers for a project, how many stickers does he have left?

• 30 stickers

• 42 stickers

• 50 stickers

• 38 stickers

Sarah bought 5 books for $8 each and then spent $10 on a bookmark. How much did she spend in total?

• $50

• $40

• $70

• $60

A gardener planted 4 rows of flowers. Each row has 7 flowers. If 3 flowers die, how many flowers are still alive?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 28

In a classroom, there are 20 students. If 4 students are absent and each present student has 2 pencils, how many pencils are there in total?

• 28

• 32

• 40

• 16

A toy store has 15 toy cars. If they receive 10 more cars and sell 8, how many toy cars do they have now?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 17

A farmer has 10 chickens. Each chicken lays 3 eggs a week. If he sells 15 eggs, how many eggs does he have left?

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 15

Emma has 5 packs of gum. Each pack contains 4 pieces. If she gives 6 pieces to her friends, how many pieces does she have left?

• 10

• 14

• 12

• 16

A movie theater has 50 seats. If 30 seats are filled and 10 more people come in, how many seats are still available?

• 15

• 5

• 20

• 10