Solving Simple Equations: Word Problems for Grade 5

1. Sarah has 15 apples. She gives some apples to her friend and now has 8 apples left. Write an equation to find out how many apples she gave away. Solve the equation and check your solution.

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• 10

• 3

• 7

2. 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 it. Verify your answer by calculating the total cost directly.

• $30

• $48

• $24

• $36

3. Tom has twice as many marbles as Jerry. If Jerry has 10 marbles, write an equation to find out how many marbles Tom has. Solve the equation and check if your solution makes sense.

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15

4. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an equation to represent this and solve it. Check your solution by counting the remaining slices.

• 6

• 2

• 5

• 4

5. Lisa has 20 stickers. She buys some more and now has 30 stickers. Write an equation to find out how many stickers she bought. Solve the equation and verify your answer.

• 25

• 10

• 5

• 15

6. A box can hold 24 toys. If you have 18 toys, how many more toys can you fit in the box? Write an equation to find the answer and check your solution by adding the toys you have to the number of toys that can fit.

• 10

• 8

• 4

• 6

7. There are 50 students in a school. If 20 of them are girls, how many are boys? Write an equation to find the number of boys and solve it. Check your solution by adding the number of girls and boys together.

• 40

• 15

• 25

• 30

8. A farmer has 100 apples. He sells some and has 75 apples left. Write an equation to find out how many apples he sold. Solve the equation and check your solution by adding the sold apples to the remaining apples.

• 30

• 25

• 15

• 20

9. A car travels 60 miles in one hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? Write an equation to represent this situation and solve it. Verify your answer by calculating the distance directly.

• 120 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 90 miles

10. Emma has 45 candies. She shares them equally with her 5 friends. Write an equation to find out how many candies each friend gets. Solve the equation and check your solution by multiplying the number of friends by the candies each receives.

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• 10

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