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Grade 5 Word problems — Gentle practice

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Start with accessible examples. Give extra time for thinking and use a visual model whenever helpful.

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Grade 5 Word problems — Gentle practice

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20 questions

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

  1. 297 crayons go into 33 packs. Then 16 crayons are added. How many now?
  2. 578 crayons go into 34 packs. Then 14 crayons are added. How many now?
  3. 330 crayons go into 30 packs. Then 12 crayons are added. How many now?
  4. A team runs 16 miles each week for 8 weeks, plus 8 more miles. Total miles?
  5. There are 12 red and 9 blue pencils in each of 13 boxes. How many pencils?
  6. A team runs 26 miles each week for 9 weeks, plus 9 more miles. Total miles?
  7. A team runs 26 miles each week for 24 weeks, plus 17 more miles. Total miles?
  8. There are 32 red and 5 blue pencils in each of 15 boxes. How many pencils?
  9. 240 crayons go into 12 packs. Then 18 crayons are added. How many now?
  10. A library gets 15 boxes with 11 books each, then donates 3. How many remain?
  11. A library gets 12 boxes with 8 books each, then donates 20. How many remain?
  12. There are 27 red and 19 blue pencils in each of 4 boxes. How many pencils?
  13. A library gets 27 boxes with 16 books each, then donates 12. How many remain?
  14. A team runs 13 miles each week for 14 weeks, plus 17 more miles. Total miles?
  15. A team runs 15 miles each week for 10 weeks, plus 14 more miles. Total miles?
  16. A class buys 24 notebooks at $21 each and 4 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
  17. 160 crayons go into 20 packs. Then 12 crayons are added. How many now?
  18. A team runs 32 miles each week for 22 weeks, plus 5 more miles. Total miles?
  19. 323 crayons go into 19 packs. Then 15 crayons are added. How many now?
  20. There are 26 red and 5 blue pencils in each of 15 boxes. How many pencils?

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  1. 1. 313
  2. 2. 592
  3. 3. 342
  4. 4. 136
  5. 5. 273
  6. 6. 243
  7. 7. 641
  8. 8. 555
  9. 9. 258
  10. 10. 162
  11. 11. 76
  12. 12. 184
  13. 13. 420
  14. 14. 199
  15. 15. 164
  16. 16. $512.00
  17. 17. 172
  18. 18. 709
  19. 19. 338
  20. 20. 465

How to help with this skill

Fifth graders strengthen work with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages and mathematical expressions.

  • Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities.
  • Ask what is known and what is missing; draw a quick model.
  • Write an equation, solve it, and label the answer with units.

Try this: Tell the story back without the numbers before solving it.

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