Year 5 Mathematics: Solving Word Problems
1. There were 18 870 women at a concert.
There were 9 473 more men than women at the concert.
(a) How many men were there at the concert?
(b) How many men and women were there at the concert altogether?
2. Mr Tan deposited $45 975 in a bank account on Monday.
On Tuesday, he withdrew $16 545.
He withdrew another $10 050 on Wednesday.
(a) How much did he withdraw altogether?
(b) How much did he have left in the bank account at the end of Wednesday?
3. There are 68 584 beads in a container.
28 613 of the beads are green and the rest are blue.
How many more green beads that blue beads are there in the container?
4. There were 43 000 seats in a stadium.
18 740 of the seats were in Section A and the rest were in Section B.
6983 of the seats in Section B were painted red.
How many seats in Section B were not painted red?
5. There were 21 870 women at a concert.
There were 8 473 more men than women at the concert.
(a) How many men were there at the concert?
(b) How many men and women were there at the concert altogether?
6. Mr Tan deposited $55 975 in a bank account on Monday.
On Tuesday, he withdrew $18 545.
He withdrew another $10 150 on Wednesday.
(a) How much did he withdraw altogether?
(b) How much did he have left in the bank account at the end of Wednesday?
7. There are 67 584 beads in a container.
38 623 of the beads are green and the rest are blue.
How many more green beads that blue beads are there in the container?
8. There were 52 000 seats in a stadium.
19 640 of the seats were in Section A and the rest were in Section B.
6883 of the seats in Section B were painted red.
How many seats in Section B were not painted red?
