Duplicate of Fifth Grade Math Word Problems

Question 1

Will has 5,092 crayons. Lucy has 3,971 crayons. How many more crayons does Will have than Lucy?

Accepted Answer

1,121 more crayons

Question 2

Arthur baked 115 muffins, which was 17 more muffins than Ann. How many muffins did Ann bake?

Accepted Answer

98 muffins

Question 3

Ellen had 12,080 Legos, but she lost 417 Legos. How many Legos does she have now?

Accepted Answer

11,663 Legos

Question 4

Manny owns 83 sets of basketball cards, each set = 504 cards. How many cards does Manny owns?

Accepted Answer

41,832 cards

Question 5

You can earn $4 a day by cutting the grass. How many days will it take you to earn $184?

Accepted Answer

46 days

Question 6

You have $12 in nickels and quarters, same number of each coin, how many nickels do you have?

Accepted Answer

40 quarters and 40 nickels

Question 7

Rod ate 3/8 of a pizza, Marv ate 1/4 of the same pizza. What fraction did Rod and Marv eat?

Accepted Answer

5/8 of the pizza

Question 8

Jo has 3 more books in her backpack than Sophie. If Sophie has n books, how many does Jo have?

Accepted Answer

n+3 books

Question 9

Mrs. Hilt traveled 21,120 feet. How many miles did she travel?

Accepted Answer

4 miles

Question 10

You had $1 million, but then you spent $999 and then $22,222. How much money do you have left?

Accepted Answer

$976,779

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