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Grade 5 Word problems — Everyday practice

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Work steadily and show a few steps for problems that need them.

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Grade 5 Word problems — Everyday 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. A team runs 47 miles each week for 18 weeks, plus 6 more miles. Total miles?
  2. A team runs 15 miles each week for 7 weeks, plus 22 more miles. Total miles?
  3. There are 34 red and 16 blue pencils in each of 29 boxes. How many pencils?
  4. 338 crayons go into 13 packs. Then 7 crayons are added. How many now?
  5. A team runs 28 miles each week for 10 weeks, plus 9 more miles. Total miles?
  6. There are 42 red and 37 blue pencils in each of 32 boxes. How many pencils?
  7. 693 crayons go into 33 packs. Then 10 crayons are added. How many now?
  8. 616 crayons go into 22 packs. Then 32 crayons are added. How many now?
  9. A library gets 13 boxes with 6 books each, then donates 19. How many remain?
  10. 1,320 crayons go into 44 packs. Then 11 crayons are added. How many now?
  11. 561 crayons go into 51 packs. Then 21 crayons are added. How many now?
  12. A class buys 45 notebooks at $8 each and 25 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
  13. 336 crayons go into 14 packs. Then 3 crayons are added. How many now?
  14. 1,598 crayons go into 47 packs. Then 4 crayons are added. How many now?
  15. A team runs 53 miles each week for 37 weeks, plus 29 more miles. Total miles?
  16. A class buys 45 notebooks at $9 each and 17 pens at $2 each. Total cost?
  17. 1,035 crayons go into 45 packs. Then 4 crayons are added. How many now?
  18. A library gets 20 boxes with 14 books each, then donates 12. How many remain?
  19. A team runs 12 miles each week for 19 weeks, plus 20 more miles. Total miles?
  20. A class buys 45 notebooks at $16 each and 5 pens at $2 each. Total cost?

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Show answer key (for parents and teachers)
  1. 1. 852
  2. 2. 127
  3. 3. 1,450
  4. 4. 345
  5. 5. 289
  6. 6. 2,528
  7. 7. 703
  8. 8. 648
  9. 9. 59
  10. 10. 1,331
  11. 11. 582
  12. 12. $410.00
  13. 13. 339
  14. 14. 1,602
  15. 15. 1,990
  16. 16. $439.00
  17. 17. 1,039
  18. 18. 268
  19. 19. 248
  20. 20. $730.00

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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