Solving Multi-Step Word Problems in Math for 5th Graders

A bakery made 240 cookies. If they packed them into boxes of 12 cookies each, how many boxes did they fill? If they sold 15 boxes, how many cookies are left?

• 45 cookies

• 60 cookies

• 75 cookies

• 30 cookies

A farmer has 150 apples. He wants to divide them equally into bags of 10 apples each. After packing, he gives away 5 bags. How many apples does he have left?

• 90 apples

• 80 apples

• 110 apples

• 100 apples

A school is organizing a field trip for 120 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed? If they have 4 buses, how many students will be left without a bus?

• 0

• 2

• 3

• 1

A toy store has 500 toys. They sell 125 toys in the morning and then receive a shipment of 200 more toys. How many toys does the store have now?

• 600

• 575

• 400

• 525

A gardener plants 48 flowers in each row. If he has 6 rows, how many flowers does he plant in total? If he gives away 72 flowers, how many does he have left?

• 180

• 144

• 216

• 192

A library has 1,200 books. If they donate 300 books and then buy 150 new ones, how many books do they have now?

• 900

• 1200

• 1050 books

• 1050

A pizza shop made 96 pizzas. If they sold 24 pizzas in the first hour and 36 in the second hour, how many pizzas are left?

• 12

• 72

• 36

• 48

A concert hall has 500 seats. If 320 tickets are sold, how many seats are still available? If 50 more tickets are sold, how many seats will be left?

• 100

• 200

• 150

• 130

A factory produces 1,000 toys in a day. If they work 5 days a week, how many toys do they produce in a week? If they have an order for 4,000 toys, how many more toys do they need to make?

• 5,000

• 3,000

• 2,000

• 1,000

A sports team has 18 players. If they divide into teams of 6 for practice, how many teams can they form? If one player is absent, how many teams can they form now?

• 1 team with 15 players

• 2 teams with 18 players

• 4 teams with 17 players

• 3 teams with 18 players; 2 teams with 17 players.