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Add, subtract, multiply or divide? Word problems

Year 5 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Add, subtract, multiply or divide?

  1. Lucas skied 6.28 km on Saturday and 0.88 km on Sunday. How far did Lucas ski in all?
  2. A bakery has 702 cookies and packs 30 in each box. How many full boxes can it pack, and how many cookies are left?
  3. The museum had 7,395 visitors in July and 7,165 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  4. The aquarium had 2,829 visitors in July and 7,317 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  5. The aquarium had 8,349 visitors in July and 15,161 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  6. Theo skied 7.94 km on Saturday and 2.62 km on Sunday. How far did Theo ski in all?
  7. Diego skied 6.36 km on Saturday and 7.50 km on Sunday. How far did Diego ski in all?
  8. A store room has 47 boxes with 16 pencils in each. How many pencils is that?
  9. A greenhouse has 48 flats with 15 seedlings in each. How many seedlings is that?
  10. The fall fair had 27,550 visitors in July and 19,967 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  11. The science centre had 12,439 visitors in July and 6,015 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  12. A store room has 24 boxes with 26 pencils in each. How many pencils is that?
  13. The zoo had 18,293 visitors in July and 53,236 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  14. An orchard truck carries 40 crates with 30 apples in each. How many apples is that?
  15. The aquarium had 39,001 visitors in July and 34,350 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  16. Sofia skied 7.66 km on Saturday and 5.04 km on Sunday. How far did Sofia ski in all?
  17. An orchard truck carries 34 crates with 26 apples in each. How many apples is that?
  18. The science centre had 13,172 visitors in July and 82,983 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  19. The fall fair had 45,185 visitors in July and 19,825 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  20. A bakery has 509 cookies and packs 19 in each box. How many full boxes can it pack, and how many cookies are left?
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Answer key: Add, subtract, multiply or divide? Word problems

  1. 7.16 km
  2. 23 boxes, 12 cookies left
  3. 230 visitors
  4. 10,146 visitors
  5. 23,510 visitors
  6. 10.56 km
  7. 13.86 km
  8. 752 pencils
  9. 720 seedlings
  10. 47,517 visitors
  11. 18,454 visitors
  12. 624 pencils
  13. 71,529 visitors
  14. 1,200 apples
  15. 4,651 visitors
  16. 12.70 km
  17. 884 apples
  18. 96,155 visitors
  19. 25,360 visitors
  20. 26 boxes, 15 cookies left