Grade 5 Word Problems: Identify Info & Set Equations

Sarah has 12 apples and 8 oranges. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 4 more apples than oranges. How many apples did she give away?

• 2

• 10

• 5

• 0

Tom and Jerry are collecting stickers. Tom has 15 stickers, and Jerry has 5 fewer stickers than Tom. If they combine their stickers, how many stickers do they have together?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 10

A farmer has chickens and cows. He has 20 animals in total. If there are 12 chickens, how many cows does he have?

• 6

• 15

• 8

• 10

In a school, there are 30 students in the art club and 10 fewer students in the music club. How many students are in the music club?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

Lisa bought 5 packs of pencils. Each pack contains 10 pencils. If she gives away 15 pencils, how many pencils does she have left?

• 25

• 50

• 40

• 35

A bookstore has 50 books. If 20 of them are fiction and the rest are non-fiction, how many non-fiction books are there?

• 25

• 40

• 30

• 15

At a party, there are 40 balloons. If 15 balloons are red and the rest are blue, how many blue balloons are there?

• 30

• 25

• 10

• 15

A gardener planted 30 flowers. If 10 of them are roses, how many flowers are not roses?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 10

In a class, there are 25 students. If 10 students are boys, how many students are girls?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 5

A toy store has 60 toys. If 25 of them are action figures, how many toys are not action figures?

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 35