Mastering Equations: Solve Math Word Problems for Grade 5

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend. If she has 8 apples left, how many apples did she give away? Set up an equation to find the unknown.

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A book costs $12. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total? Write an equation to represent this situation and solve for the total cost.

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Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 10 marbles, how many marbles does Tom have? Create an equation to find the number of marbles Tom has.

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A pizza has 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Set up an equation to find the remaining slices.

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Lisa has 20 stickers. She gives x stickers to her friend. If she has 12 stickers left, write an equation to find out how many stickers she gave away.

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A farmer has 50 chickens. If he sells y chickens, he has 30 left. Write an equation to find out how many chickens he sold.

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In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 6 students are absent, how many students are present? Set up an equation to find the number of present students.

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A toy costs $15. If you have $45, how many toys can you buy? Write an equation to determine the number of toys you can purchase.

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Emma has 30 candies. She shares them equally with her 5 friends. How many candies does each friend get? Create an equation to find the number of candies per friend.

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A box can hold 12 toys. If you have 36 toys, how many boxes do you need? Set up an equation to find the number of boxes required.

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