Word Problems for Fifth Grade

Fifth Grade Word Problems Item 4723

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Word Problems

Read each problem and fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

1. Jill was building a pen for her baby turtles. She wants the pen to be 30 inches long and 45 inches wide. Which piece of wood will Jill need to purchase to build the turtle pen?

{ 15 foot piece of wood

{ 6 foot piece of wood

{ 12 foot piece of wood

{ 9 foot piece of wood

{ none of the above

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2. In one week Mr. Mustang bought 12 gallons of gasoline for $2.72 per gallon and 13.5 gallons for $2.75 per gallon. How much did he spend on gasoline in one week?

{ $57.29 { $91.60

{ $69.77 { $73.54 { none of the above

3. Our fifth grade class sold 312 tickets to our class play. Each ticket cost $2.50. Our class donated 75% of the money we earned from ticket sales to charity. How much did our class donate to charity?

{ $195.00 { $780.00

{ $650.00 { $550.00 { none of the above

4. Mark bought 3 shirts for $9.99 each and two pairs of trousers for $13.99 each. He also had to pay 5% sales tax on his purchases. How much money did Mark spend in all?

{ $62.85 { $61.95

{ $57.95 { $60.85 { none of the above

5. There are 28 students in Bob's civics class. One day ? of the students were absent. How many students were present?

{ 7 students { 15 students

{ 18 students { 21 students { none of the above

Copyright ?2007 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved.



Fifth Grade Word Problems Answer Key Item 4723

Word Problems

Read each problem and fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

1. Jill was building a pen for her baby turtles. She wants the pen to be 30 inches long and 45 inches wide. Which piece of wood will Jill need to purchase to build the turtle pen?

~ 15 foot piece of wood

{ 6 foot piece of wood

{ 12 foot piece of wood

{ 9 foot piece of wood

{ none of the above

Work area

2. In one week Mr. Mustang bought 12 gallons of gasoline for $2.72 per gallon and 13.5 gallons for $2.75 per gallon. How much did he spend on gasoline in one week?

{ $57.29 { $91.60

~ $69.77 { $73.54 { none of the above

3. Our fifth grade class sold 312 tickets to our class play. Each ticket cost $2.50. Our class donated 75% of the money we earned from ticket sales to charity. How much did our class donate to charity?

{ $195.00 { $780.00

{ $650.00 { $550.00 ~ none of the above

4. Mark bought 3 shirts for $9.99 each and two pairs of trousers for $13.99 each. He also had to pay 5% sales tax on his purchases. How much money did Mark spend in all?

{ $62.85 { $61.95

{ $57.95 ~ $60.85 { none of the above

5. There are 28 students in Bob's civics class. One day ? of the students were absent. How many students were present?

{ 7 students ~ 21 students

{ 18 students { 15 students { none of the above

Copyright ?2007 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved.



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