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Grade 5 Algebra Online Lessons: Questions and Answers

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Lessons (43)

• 1.    Ndunda bought x mangoes. He ate 3 of the mangoes. He was left with 11 mangoes. Form an equation to represent this information.
  1m 47s

• 2.    Nafula had Sh x in her bag. Khahi had Sh 30. They had a total of Sh 70. Write an equation to represent the information.
  1m 53s

• 3.    There were y eggs in a basket. Kimuli used 4 eggs to make a cake. There were 8 eggs remaining in the basket. Form an equation to show this information.
  1m 28s

• 4.    Serah had some money in her bag. Her mother gave her Sh 100. She had Sh 350 altogether. Write an equation to represent this information.
  2m 23s

• 5.    Mukundi had c goats. Kahua had 8 goats. They had 40 goats altogether. Form an equation on the total number of goats.
  1m 39s

• 6.    There was some water in a drum. Waiku used 25 litres of the water. There were 50 litres remaining in the drum. Write an equation to represent this information.
  1m 53s

• 7.    There were m people in a security meeting. Five more people came in for the meeting. There were 105 people altogether. Form an equation to show this information.
  1m 49s

• 8.    Eight pupils were given r exercise books each. If they were given a total of 40 exercise books, form an equation.
  1m 59s

• 9.    A charitable organization donated t water tanks to 12 welfare groups. Each group received 5 tanks. Form an equation to represent this information.
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• 10.    There were some mangoes in a basket. The mangoes were shared equally among 3 children. Each child got 4 mangoes. Write an equation to represent this information.
  1m 44s

• 11.    Murei had x balls. The balls were shared equally among 7 football clubs. Each club received 4 balls. Form an equation to represent this information.
  1m 36s

• 12.    World Health Organisation donated p medical machines to 6 counties. Each county got 5 machines. Write an equation to represent the information.
  2m 10s

• 13.    There were x pupils in a class. Each pupil got 3 books. The pupils were given a total of 60 books. Write an equation to represent this information.
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• 14.    I think of a number x. I multiply the number by 9. The answer is 108. Form an equation.
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• 15.    Kanini had x containers of milk. Each container held 5 litres of milk. The total amount of milk in the containers was 50 litres. Write an equation to represent this information.
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• 16.    In a class there are 27 pupils. The number of girls is two times that of boys. Form an equation to represent this information.
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• 17.    There are 21 fruits in a basket. The number of oranges is twice that of mangoes. Form an equation to represent this information.
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• 18.    The price of a book and a pencil is Sh 120. The price of the book is thrice the price of the pencil. Form an equation to represent this information.
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• 19.    Bekele and Mwendwa shared Sh 400. Bekele got three times of what Mwendwa got. Write an equation to represent this information.
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• 20.    I think a number P. Multiply the number by 6, the answer will be 48. Form an equation to represent this information.
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• 21.    In a book shelf are 36 exercise books. The number of squared exercise books is three times the number of ruled exercise books. Form an equation to represent this information.
  2m 23s

• 22.    Solve the equations: (a) X+7=18 (b) y-4=8 (c) x+6=10 (d) x-8=13
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• 23.    Solve the equations:(a) X+2=8(b) Y+4=10(c) p+6=18(d) b+10=32
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• 24.    Solve the equations:(a) X-6=12(b) y-10=25(c) R-12=38(d) p-40=5
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• 25.    Nkoroi had some money. His mother gave him Sh 50 more. He had a total of Sh 90. Form an equation and find the value of x.
  2m 31s

• 26.    Sadia had p mangoes in her basket. She bought 9 more mangoes. She had a total of 16 mangoes. Find the value of p.
  1m 22s

• 27.    Kalili had b cows. He sold 5 of the cows. He was left with 35 cows. Find the value of x.
  1m 41s

• 28.    Gacega had p bags of rice. She donated 10 bags to a children home. She was left with 35 bags. Find the value of p.
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• 29.    Sankole had x litres of milk. He bought eight more litres of milk. He had a total of 38 litres. Find the value of x.
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• 30.    Solve the following equations:(a) Think of a number. Multiply the number by 2.The answer is 8. Find the number. (b) Think of a number. Divide the number by 6.The answer is 12.Find the number.
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• 31.    Solve the equations:(a) 3x=9(b) 5y=25(c) 3w=63(d) ?y=3(e) ½b=9(f) 15/ p=4
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• 32.    Solve the equations: (a) 4x=12(b) 9p=27(c) 7x=28(d) ¼z=3(e) ??6/=3(f) 18/q=2
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• 33.    Find the value of the unknown in each of the following:(a) 15y=105(b) 8r=128(c)24z=360
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• 34.    Muli is x years old. His father is three times as old as Muli. If the father is 72 years old, find the age of Muli.
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• 35.    Job shared some fruits equally among 4 children. Each child got 3 fruits. How many fruits did Job share?
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• 36.    The price of a pen was Sh P. Juliana bought 8 such pens. She paid Sh 320 for the pens. What was the price of one pen?
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• 37.    A charitable organization had x bags of rice. The rice was shared equally among 16 families. Each family received 4 bags of the rice. How many bags of rice did the charity organization have?
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• 38.    Solve the equations:(a) 2x+1=7(b) 3y-4=11(c) 15/p+1=3
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• 39.    Solve the equations:(a) 2x+5=11(b) 4x+1=13
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• 40.    Find the value of the un known.(a) 3y-4=17(b) 4y-3=21
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• 41.    Solve the equations:(a) 7y+5=47(b) 8w-6=26(c) 9p+10=91
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• 42.    Mulima had x trays of eggs in his shop. Each tray had 30 eggs. He sold 100 eggs. He was left with 20 eggs. How many trays of eggs did he have?
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• 43.    Omari had 3 pawpaws more than Sabina. They had 13 pawpaws altogether. How many pawpaws did Sabina have?
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