Maths
Maths
2. Word Problems
Addition Word Problems:
1. Sarah has 345 apples. She buys 128 more apples from the market. How many apples
does she have now?
o Answer: 473 (345 + 128)
2. There are 582 students in a school. The principal adds 99 more students. What is the
total number of students now?
o Answer: 681 (582 + 99)
Subtraction Word Problems: 3. A farmer has 850 oranges. He sells 274 of them. How many
oranges does he have left?
Answer: 576 (850 - 274)
4. A bookstore had 1,200 books. They sold 475 books. How many books are still left in the
store?
o Answer: 725 (1,200 - 475)
Multiplication Word Problems: 5. A bag of marbles costs $12. How much will 7 bags of marbles
cost?
Answer: $84 (12 × 7)
6. A box has 6 packets of cookies. Each packet has 8 cookies. How many cookies are there
in total?
o Answer: 48 (6 × 8)
Division Word Problems: 7. A farmer has 168 apples. He packs them in boxes, with 12 apples in
each box. How many boxes can he fill?
Answer: 14 (168 ÷ 12)
8. A teacher wants to divide 225 pencils equally among 9 students. How many pencils will
each student get?
o Answer: 25 (225 ÷ 9)
Combination Word Problems: 9. John has 250 marbles. He gives 80 marbles to his friend. Then,
he buys 120 more marbles. How many marbles does he have now?
Answer: 290 (250 - 80 + 120)
10. A baker has 600 cupcakes. He sells 180 cupcakes in the morning and 250 cupcakes in the
afternoon. How many cupcakes are left?
o Answer: 170 (600 - 180 - 250)
11. Lily has 45 chocolates. She eats 8 chocolates and buys 16 more. How many chocolates
does she have now?
o Answer: 53 (45 - 8 + 16)
12. There are 180 students in a school. 50 students go home early. Later, 25 new students
arrive. How many students are there in the school now?
o Answer: 155 (180 - 50 + 25)
13. Emily has 350 stickers. She gives 120 stickers to her friend and then buys 200 more
stickers. How many stickers does she have now?
o Answer: 430 (350 - 120 + 200)
14. A zoo has 450 animals. 125 animals are transferred to another zoo. Then, 75 more
animals arrive. How many animals are in the zoo now?
o Answer: 400 (450 - 125 + 75)
These exercises are designed to help students practice the order of operations and apply their
understanding of basic operations through word problems.
4o mini
You said:
more word problems for multiplication and division
ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT
Here are more Word Problems for Multiplication and Division to further help Grade 5 students
practice:
Multiplication Word Problems:
1. A teacher has 25 students in her class. Each student needs 3 notebooks. How many
notebooks does the teacher need to buy in total?
o Answer: 75 (25 × 3)
2. A bakery bakes 15 trays of bread every day. If each tray holds 8 loaves of bread, how
many loaves of bread are baked in one day?
o Answer: 120 (15 × 8)
3. A movie theater has 12 rows of seats. Each row has 18 seats. How many seats are
there in total in the theater?
o Answer: 216 (12 × 18)
4. There are 9 teams in a tournament. Each team has 7 players. How many players are
there in total in the tournament?
o Answer: 63 (9 × 7)
5. A farmer plants 20 trees in each row of his orchard. He has 14 rows of trees. How
many trees does he plant in total?
o Answer: 280 (20 × 14)
6. A book costs $12. How much would 14 books cost?
o Answer: $168 (12 × 14)
7. Each pack of gum contains 15 pieces. How many pieces are there in 9 packs?
o Answer: 135 (15 × 9)
8. A construction company builds 6 houses every month. How many houses will the
company build in 5 months?
o Answer: 30 (6 × 5)
9. A fruit seller buys 24 boxes of apples. Each box contains 36 apples. How many apples
did the seller buy in total?
o Answer: 864 (24 × 36)
10. A farmer collects 13 baskets of eggs every day. If each basket has 18 eggs, how many
eggs does the farmer collect in one week (7 days)?
o Answer: 1,782 (13 × 18 × 7)
These additional word problems focus on multiplication and division, reinforcing the students’
understanding of the operations in real-life scenarios.
4o mini
You said:
more word problems including combinations
ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT
Here are more Word Problems that involve Combinations of addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division:
Mixed Operation Word Problems:
1. A bookstore sells books at $12 each. If a customer buys 5 books, how much will the
customer pay? Then, if the customer has a coupon for $15 off, how much is the total
price?
o Step 1: 12 × 5 = 60
o Step 2: 60 - 15 = 45
o Answer: The total price is $45.
2. Sarah bought 8 packs of pencils. Each pack has 10 pencils. After giving 12 pencils to her
friend, how many pencils does she have left?
o Step 1: 8 × 10 = 80
o Step 2: 80 - 12 = 68
o Answer: Sarah has 68 pencils left.
3. A fruit seller has 180 apples. He sells 40 apples every day. How many days will it take
for him to sell all the apples? Then, if he buys 50 more apples after 4 days, how many
apples does he have now?
o Step 1: 180 ÷ 40 = 4 (days to sell 160 apples)
o Step 2: 180 - 160 = 20 apples remaining
o Step 3: 20 + 50 = 70 apples after 4 days
o Answer: The seller will have 70 apples after 4 days.
4. A company produces 75 toys per hour. If they work for 6 hours a day, how many toys
do they produce in one day? Then, how many toys will they produce in a week (7
days)?
o Step 1: 75 × 6 = 450 toys per day
o Step 2: 450 × 7 = 3,150 toys in a week
o Answer: The company will produce 3,150 toys in one week.
5. A group of 20 students is going on a field trip. If each student needs 3 tickets, how
many tickets are needed in total? If the tickets cost $5 each, what is the total cost for
all the tickets?
o Step 1: 20 × 3 = 60 tickets
o Step 2: 60 × 5 = $300
o Answer: The total cost is $300.
6. A store sells 6 different types of ice cream. If you buy 3 scoops of ice cream, how many
different combinations of ice cream can you choose?
o Answer: The number of different combinations of ice cream is 6 × 6 × 6 = 216
(since you can choose 3 scoops, and there are 6 types available for each scoop).
7. Anna bought 4 shirts at $15 each and 2 pairs of shoes at $30 each. If she pays with a
$100 bill, how much change does she get?
o Step 1: 4 × 15 = 60 (cost of shirts)
o Step 2: 2 × 30 = 60 (cost of shoes)
o Step 3: 60 + 60 = 120 (total cost)
o Step 4: 100 - 120 = -20 (she doesn’t have enough money; she owes $20 more).
8. A movie theater has 12 rows of seats, and each row has 18 seats. If 5 rows are empty,
how many seats are filled with people?
o Step 1: 12 × 18 = 216 (total seats)
o Step 2: 5 × 18 = 90 (empty seats)
o Step 3: 216 - 90 = 126 (filled seats)
o Answer: There are 126 filled seats.
9. A delivery truck carries 350 packages. Each box holds 25 packages. How many boxes
will be required for all the packages? Then, if 5 boxes are damaged, how many boxes
are left?
o Step 1: 350 ÷ 25 = 14 boxes
o Step 2: 14 - 5 = 9 boxes left
o Answer: 9 boxes are left after 5 are damaged.
10. A farmer has 350 pumpkins. He wants to sell them in batches, with 35 pumpkins in
each batch. How many batches can he sell? If he sells 6 batches, how many pumpkins
does he have left?
o Step 1: 350 ÷ 35 = 10 batches
o Step 2: 6 × 35 = 210 pumpkins sold
o Step 3: 350 - 210 = 140 pumpkins left
o Answer: The farmer will have 140 pumpkins left.
Complementary Probability
1. The probability of raining tomorrow is \frac{3}{5}. What is the probability that it will
not rain tomorrow?
2. If the probability of winning a game is /frac{2}{7}, what is the probability of losing the
game?
3. In a school, the probability of a student passing a test is \frac{4}{9}. What is the
probability that a student will fail the test?
4. The probability of a person catching a bus is \frac{5}{12}. What is the probability that
the person will miss the bus?