Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheets
Free printable word problems practice for Grade 5 students. Generate problems, solve them on screen or paper, and download as PDF.
What your child will practice
- Whole Numbers to 100,000Read, represent, compose, and decompose whole numbers up to and including 100,000.
- Comparing Large NumbersCompare and order whole numbers up to and including 100,000.
- Fractions, Decimals, PercentagesRepresent fractions, decimal numbers, and percents, and show their relationships.
- Decimal HundredthsRead, represent, compare, and order decimal hundredths.
- Multi-digit MultiplicationMultiply two-digit by two-digit whole numbers using various strategies.
- Multi-digit DivisionDivide three-digit by one-digit whole numbers.
- Operations with DecimalsAdd, subtract, and multiply decimal numbers to hundredths.
- Operations with FractionsAdd and subtract fractions with like denominators.
Free Practice Worksheets
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Build confidence with approachable problems
Read each word problem carefully and solve it. Show your work.
- 1.Sarah is baking cookies. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. Sarah only has 1/2 cup of sugar. How much more sugar does Sarah need?
- 2.A rectangular garden is 5 1/2 feet long and 3 feet wide. What is the area of the garden in square feet?
- 3.Tom has 15.75. He wants to buy a book that costs 9.50. How much money will Tom have left after buying the book?
- 4.A container holds 2 liters of water. If you pour out 1.25 liters, how much water is left in the container?
- 5.Maria is painting a wall that is 8 feet high and 12 feet wide. She has already painted a section that is 3 feet high and 12 feet wide. What is the area of the wall that still needs to be painted?
- 6.A baker uses 2 1/4 cups of flour for one cake. How many cups of flour are needed to make 3 such cakes?
Full range of grade expectations
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.Sarah is baking cookies. The recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar for one batch. If she wants to make 2 1/2 batches, how much sugar will she need in total?
- 2.A rectangular garden has a length of 8.5 meters and a width of 4.2 meters. What is the area of the garden in square meters?
- 3.John ran 3/4 of a mile on Monday and 5/8 of a mile on Tuesday. How much farther did he run on Monday than on Tuesday?
- 4.A box is shaped like a rectangular prism. It has a length of 10 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 6 cm. What is the volume of the box in cubic centimeters?
- 5.Maria has 25.75. She wants to buy a book that costs 12.50 and a T-shirt that costs 9.99. How much money will she have left after her purchases?
- 6.Two friends, Alex and Ben, are on a coordinate plane. Alex is at point (3, 5) and Ben is at point (7, 2). What is the distance between them if we consider moving only horizontally and vertically (like on a city grid)?
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Why does my child struggle with word problems?
Word problems require reading comprehension plus math skills. Teach a systematic approach: read carefully, identify what's asked, find the key information, choose an operation, and check the answer.
How can I help my child with word problems?
Practice identifying keywords (total, difference, each, shared equally). Draw pictures or diagrams. Start with simple one-step problems and gradually increase complexity.
Are word problems more important than computation?
Both are essential. Word problems show how math applies to real situations and develop critical thinking. Strong computation skills make word problems easier to solve.