Grade 5 Multi-Step Math: Word Problems & Place Value

A bakery made 245 cookies in the morning and 378 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did they make in total?

• 600

• 700

• 623

• 500

Sarah has 1,250 marbles. She gives 375 marbles to her friend and buys 125 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 875

• 1,125

• 1,000

• 1000

A school has 1,200 pencils. If they distribute 450 pencils to students and then receive a donation of 300 pencils, how many pencils do they have now?

• 900

• 1050

• 750

• 1200

Tom read 125 pages of a book on Monday and 175 pages on Tuesday. If the book has 500 pages, how many pages does he have left to read?

• 100 pages

• 200 pages

• 300 pages

• 150 pages

A farmer has 3,250 apples. He sells 1,200 apples at the market and then picks 500 more. How many apples does he have now?

• 2550

• 2,800

• 3,000

• 1,750

In a toy store, there are 1,500 toys. If 600 toys are sold and 200 new toys are added, how many toys are in the store now?

• 800

• 1300

• 900

• 1100

A library has 2,000 books. If 450 books are checked out and 150 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 1450

• 1850

• 2000

• 1700

Lisa has 2,500 stickers. She gives 1,200 stickers to her friends and buys 300 more. How many stickers does she have left?

• 2,800

• 1,900

• 1,200

• 1600

A concert hall has 1,800 seats. If 1,200 tickets are sold and 300 more tickets are printed, how many seats are available now?

• 500

• 400

• 600

• 300

A gardener planted 150 flowers in the spring and 200 flowers in the summer. If 50 flowers died, how many flowers are still alive?

• 300

• 200

• 150

• 250