Grade 5 Math: Solve Equations in Word Problems

Ava has 12 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend and then buys 5 more. How many apples does she have now? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 10

• 15

• 8

• 14

Liam has twice as many marbles as Noah. If Noah has 15 marbles, how many marbles does Liam have? Write an equation to find Liam's marbles.

• 25

• 15

• 45

• 30

A book costs $8. If Sarah buys 3 books and pays with a $30 bill, how much change does she receive? Write an equation to solve for the change.

• $6

• $10

• $4

• $12

Emma has 24 stickers. She wants to share them equally among her 6 friends. How many stickers will each friend get? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 4

A farmer has 50 chickens. He sells 10 and then buys 15 more. How many chickens does he have now? Write an equation to find the total number of chickens.

• 40

• 45

• 60

• 55

A pizza has 8 slices. If Tom eats 3 slices and shares 2 slices with his sister, how many slices are left? Write an equation to solve for the remaining slices.

• 3 slices

• 5 slices

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

Mia has $50. She spends $15 on a toy and $10 on a book. How much money does she have left? Write an equation to find the remaining amount.

• $15

• $25

• $30

• $20

A school has 120 students. If 30 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 100

• 60

• 90

• 120

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total? Write an equation to find the total number of flowers.

• 32

• 56

• 40

• 48

A box contains 36 chocolates. If 9 chocolates are given to each of 3 friends, how many chocolates are left in the box? Write an equation to solve for the remaining chocolates.

• 27

• 9

• 18

• 12