Fifth Grade Math: Mastering Word Problems & Estimation

Lily has 24 apples. She gives 8 apples to her friend and then buys 15 more. How many apples does she have now?

• 16

• 20

• 25

• 31

A bakery made 150 cookies. They sold 45 cookies in the morning and 30 in the afternoon. How many cookies are left?

• 60

• 75

• 90

• 100

Tom read 120 pages of a book. If he reads 15 pages each day, how many days will it take him to finish the book?

• 8 days

• 12 days

• 10 days

• 6 days

A farmer has 200 oranges. He packs them into boxes of 25 oranges each. How many boxes can he fill, and how many oranges will be left over?

• 6 boxes and 10 oranges left over

• 8 boxes and 0 oranges left over

• 7 boxes and 5 oranges left over

• 9 boxes and 1 orange left over

Sarah has 50 stickers. She buys 30 more and then gives 20 to her friend. How many stickers does she have now?

• 70

• 60

• 40

• 50

A school has 300 students. If 75 students are in the 5th grade and the rest are in other grades, how many students are in other grades?

• 150

• 225

• 300

• 75

A toy store had 500 toys. They sold 120 toys in the first week and 80 toys in the second week. How many toys are left in the store?

• 300

• 250

• 350

• 400

A library has 1,000 books. If 250 books are checked out and 100 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 1,100

• 750

• 900

• 850

Emma has 60 marbles. She loses 15 marbles and then finds 10 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 50

• 55

• 70

• 45

A concert hall has 800 seats. If 250 seats are filled for the first show and 300 for the second show, how many seats are still available?

• 300

• 250

• 200

• 150