5th Grade Algebra: Exploring Operations & Equality

Maria has 3 times as many apples as John. If John has x apples, how many apples does Maria have?

• 3x

• 4x

• 2x

• x

A box contains 24 chocolates. If Sarah takes away y chocolates, how many chocolates are left in the box?

• 12 chocolates

• 24 + y

• 24 - y

• y chocolates

Tom is 5 years older than his sister. If his sister is z years old, how old is Tom?

• z + 10

• z - 5

• z - 1

• z + 5

A rectangle has a length of 2x and a width of 3. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

• 5x + 6

• 4x + 3

• 2x + 6

• 4x + 6

If 4 times a number n is equal to 28, what is the value of n?

• 7

• 10

• 5

• 14

Lily has twice as many stickers as her friend. If her friend has 10 stickers, how many stickers does Lily have?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

The sum of a number p and 15 is equal to 30. What is the value of p?

• 25

• 10

• 5

• 15

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in t hours?

• 60t miles

• 60t + 60 miles

• 120t miles

• 30t miles

If the equation 5 + q = 12 is true, what is the value of q?

• 5

• 7

• 3

• 10

A farmer has 50 apples. He sells x apples and has 20 apples left. How many apples did he sell?

• 40

• 25

• 30

• 15