5th grade word problems

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6 5th grade word problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, two-step, fraction) · 1 page + answer key

NameDateScore / 6Word problems5th grade math word problemsRead each problem. Show your work in the box, then write the answer.1.A ball costs $25. Aisha buys 21 ofthem for a class. How much does shespend?Answer:dollars2.A school collected 32,451 cans of foodlast month and 19,368 cans thismonth. How many cans did the schoolcollect altogether?Answer:cans3.A stadium has 86,354 seats. 73,179of the seats are filled. How manyseats are empty?Answer:seats4.Ethan buys 36 packs of stickers with65 in each pack. He uses 2333 ofthem. How many stickers are left?Answer:stickers5.There was 4/5 of a cake left after aparty. Diego ate 1/5 of the wholecake. What fraction of the cake is leftnow?Answer:of the cake6.A library has 1,053 books. It puts 27books on each shelf. How manyshelves does it fill?Answer:shelvesedulist.com/worksheets/math/word-problems/5th-gradeFree printables, plus learning programs scholarships can pay for

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Six 5th grade story problems: adding and subtracting with five-digit numbers, multiplying multi-digit numbers, dividing by two-digit divisors, adding fractions with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions by whole numbers, and multi-step problems.

In 5th grade, word problems lean on fractions: the standards ask children to solve word problems involving adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and multiplying fractions. Encourage a quick model (a bar split into parts) for every fraction problem. For computation practice, see 5th grade fractions and 5th grade division.

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  • For fraction problems, draw a bar and split it into the denominator's parts.
  • Check the size of the answer: does 2,408 miles make sense for 28 trips?

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What word problems do 5th graders solve?

Problems with multi-digit whole numbers, decimals to hundredths, and fractions: adding and subtracting with unlike denominators, multiplying, and dividing unit fractions.

How should fraction answers be written?

In simplest form, and as mixed numbers when greater than 1. The answer key follows that rule.

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