Grade 5 Math Story Problems

Grade 5 Math Story Problems

Read each story problem carefully and solve it. Show your work in the space provided.

1. A baker made 356 cookies on Monday and 489 cookies on Tuesday. How many cookies did the baker make in total?

2. Sarah had $75.50. She bought a book for $12.75. How much money does Sarah have left?

3. A factory produces 125 toys per hour. How many toys can the factory produce in 8 hours?

4. Mark has 144 candies and wants to share them equally among his 12 friends. How many candies will each friend receive?

5. Emily bought 3 bags of apples, with 8 apples in each bag. She used 5 apples for a pie. How many apples does she have left? Emily has   apples left.

6. A school bus can hold 45 students. If there are 270 students going on a field trip, how many buses are needed?   buses are needed.

7. John ran 2.5 miles on Monday and 3.75 miles on Wednesday. How many miles did he run in total?

8. A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to double the recipe, how much flour do you need?

9. If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, it will travel 180 miles in 3 hours.

10. If you have 24 apples and give half of them away, you will have 10 apples left.