Equations in Action: Solve Word Problems Grade 5

1. A bakery sells cupcakes for $2 each. If you buy 'x' cupcakes, how much will you spend? Write an equation to represent this.

• total cost = x + 2

• total cost = 2 - x

• total cost = 2 + x

• total cost = 2 * x

2. Sarah has 'y' marbles. If she gives away 5 marbles, she has 12 left. Write an equation to find 'y'.

• y = 15

• y = 20

• y = 10

• y = 17

3. A car travels 60 miles per hour. If it travels for 't' hours, how far does it go? Write an equation for the distance.

• Distance = 60t^2

• Distance = 60 + t

• Distance = 30t

• Distance = 60t

4. A plant grows 3 inches every week. If it starts at 'h' inches, how tall will it be after 'w' weeks? Write an equation to represent this.

• h + w

• h - 3w

• h + 3w

• 3h + w

5. A movie theater charges $10 per ticket. If 'n' tickets are sold, how much money is made? Write an equation for the total revenue.

• Total Revenue = 10n

• Total Revenue = 15n

• Total Revenue = 5n

• Total Revenue = n/10

6. Tom has 'a' apples. If he buys 8 more apples, he will have 20 apples. Write an equation to find 'a'.

• 18

• 12

• 15

• 10

7. A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every batch of cookies. If 'b' is the number of batches, how many cups of flour are needed? Write an equation.

• cups_of_flour = b + 2

• cups_of_flour = 2 * b

• cups_of_flour = 2 + b

• cups_of_flour = 2 / b

8. A train leaves the station at 3 PM and travels at a speed of 50 miles per hour. If 't' is the time in hours since it left, how far has it traveled? Write an equation.

• distance = 50t + 10

• distance = 50t

• distance = 30t

• distance = 60t

9. A store sells pencils for $0.50 each. If 'p' is the number of pencils bought, how much will it cost? Write an equation to represent the total cost.

• total_cost = p + 0.50

• total_cost = 0.50 + p

• total_cost = 0.50 * p

• total_cost = 0.50 * p + 1

10. A gardener plants 'g' flowers. If he plants 4 more flowers and now has 15 flowers, write an equation to find 'g'.

• g = 11

• g = 10

• g = 12

• g = 9