Grade 5 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

Directions: Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities. Write your answer for each problem.

1. 988 crayons go into 52 packs. Then 7 crayons are added. How many now?
2. A library gets 21 boxes with 18 books each, then donates 25. How many remain?
3. There are 75 red and 42 blue pencils in each of 26 boxes. How many pencils?
4. A class buys 79 notebooks at $18 each and 7 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
5. A team runs 70 miles each week for 32 weeks, plus 49 more miles. Total miles?
6. A class buys 18 notebooks at $40 each and 33 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
7. A team runs 76 miles each week for 52 weeks, plus 34 more miles. Total miles?
8. A class buys 60 notebooks at $52 each and 17 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
9. A class buys 87 notebooks at $53 each and 29 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
10. A library gets 21 boxes with 20 books each, then donates 38. How many remain?
11. A team runs 54 miles each week for 43 weeks, plus 5 more miles. Total miles?
12. A library gets 53 boxes with 54 books each, then donates 32. How many remain?
13. A class buys 46 notebooks at $28 each and 45 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
14. A library gets 61 boxes with 25 books each, then donates 33. How many remain?
15. A team runs 44 miles each week for 26 weeks, plus 10 more miles. Total miles?
16. 230 crayons go into 46 packs. Then 46 crayons are added. How many now?
17. There are 16 red and 17 blue pencils in each of 11 boxes. How many pencils?
18. There are 84 red and 17 blue pencils in each of 15 boxes. How many pencils?
19. 2,376 crayons go into 72 packs. Then 37 crayons are added. How many now?
20. A team runs 22 miles each week for 25 weeks, plus 34 more miles. Total miles?

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