simplification Worksheets for class 5 – Questions

Below is a complete set of 250 practice question for simplification Worksheets for class 5 – Questions—divided into five categories. Each category focuses on a specific type of expression or word‐problem, progressing from basic arithmetic to more involved nested expressions and word‐problem translations.


Category 1: Basic Simplification Problems

(Simple expressions with two or more operations, no or minimal use of brackets)

  1. 15 − 7 + 4
  2. 18 ÷ 2 + 4 × 2
  3. 6 + 8 − 3
  4. 10 × 2 − 5
  5. 24 ÷ 4 + 3
  6. 12 + 6 ÷ 3
  7. 5 × 3 + 10
  8. 20 − 4 × 2
  9. 16 ÷ 2 − 3
  10. 9 + 7 − 4
  11. 8 × 3 − 10
  12. 30 ÷ 5 + 7
  13. 25 − 10 + 5
  14. 14 + 8 ÷ 4
  15. 7 × 2 + 3
  16. 50 − 25 + 10
  17. 18 + 12 − 6
  18. 27 ÷ 3 + 4
  19. 4 + 9 − 2
  20. 10 − 3 + 8
  21. 6 × 2 + 4
  22. 20 ÷ 4 − 2
  23. 15 + 5 − 10
  24. 3 × 4 + 2
  25. 32 − 16 + 8
  26. 40 ÷ 5 + 6
  27. 9 + 12 − 7
  28. 14 − 2 + 10
  29. 6 × 3 − 5
  30. 20 + 10 − 8
  31. 8 × 2 + 3
  32. 36 ÷ 6 + 7
  33. 18 − 4 + 9
  34. 7 + 6 × 2
  35. 50 − 10 ÷ 2
  36. 15 ÷ 3 + 8
  37. 9 + 5 × 2
  38. 28 − 7 + 3
  39. 16 ÷ 4 + 6
  40. 12 + 14 − 9
  41. 4 × 3 + 7
  42. 30 − 5 + 2
  43. 20 ÷ 2 + 1
  44. 11 + 9 − 5
  45. 18 − 2 + 4
  46. 6 + 5 × 2
  47. 24 ÷ 3 + 8
  48. 7 + 8 − 3
  49. 10 + 4 − 2
  50. 9 × 2 − 5

Category 2: Expressions with Brackets

(Expressions using a single set of brackets to enforce the order of operations)

  1. 9 − (4 + 2)
  2. 24 ÷ (8 − 5)
  3. 8 × (5 − 2)
  4. 7 + (12 − 5)
  5. (15 − 7) + 4
  6. 20 − (3 + 2)
  7. 18 ÷ (6 − 3)
  8. 10 × (8 − 3)
  9. 30 ÷ (10 − 7)
  10. (5 + 3) × 2
  11. 14 − (2 + 3)
  12. (18 − 9) + 4
  13. (20 + 5) − 8
  14. 16 ÷ (8 − 4)
  15. 7 × (9 − 6)
  16. 50 − (30 ÷ 5)
  17. (12 + 8) ÷ 4
  18. 9 + (7 − 3)
  19. 10 − (2 + 3)
  20. 15 ÷ (5 − 2)
  21. 24 − (6 + 2)
  22. (20 − 5) + 3
  23. 18 ÷ (9 − 6)
  24. 7 + (12 ÷ 4)
  25. 14 − (9 − 4)
  26. (8 + 2) × 3
  27. 27 ÷ (9 − 6)
  28. 16 + (12 − 8)
  29. (25 − 10) + 7
  30. 18 − (3 + 4)
  31. 20 ÷ (10 − 5)
  32. (14 + 6) − 5
  33. 8 × (7 − 3)
  34. 12 − (6 ÷ 2)
  35. (9 + 6) ÷ 3
  36. 30 − (10 + 5)
  37. 15 + (20 − 5)
  38. (16 − 4) + 2
  39. 42 ÷ (7 − 3)
  40. 10 × (3 + 2)
  41. (50 − 30) ÷ 4
  42. 25 − (10 + 3)
  43. (20 ÷ 2) + 6
  44. 14 + (8 − 3)
  45. (30 − 10) ÷ (5 + 5)
  46. 18 − (8 ÷ 2)
  47. (15 + 5) − (9 − 3)
  48. 12 × (6 − 4)
  49. (21 − 7) + (8 − 3)
  50. 28 ÷ (12 − 8)

Category 3: Complex Expressions with Multiple Brackets

(More challenging problems with nested brackets of various types)

  1. 25 − [20 − {10 − (7 − 5 − 3)}]
  2. 100 − 3 [20 + {50 − 40}]
  3. 50 − [20 + {30 − (20 − 5)}]
  4. 40 − {15 − [8 − (3 − 1)]}
  5. 60 ÷ [12 − {4 + (3 − 1)}]
  6. 30 − {20 − [15 − (8 − 3)]}
  7. 80 − [50 − {30 − (20 − 10)}]
  8. 90 − {60 − [40 − (25 − 15)]}
  9. 75 − [30 + {20 − (10 − 5)}]
  10. 100 − {50 − [30 − (12 − 7)]}
  11. 55 − [25 − {15 − (10 − 5)}]
  12. 68 − {30 − [18 − (9 − 3)]}
  13. 90 − [45 − {20 − (12 − 8)}]
  14. 120 − {60 − [30 − (15 − 5)]}
  15. 100 − [40 − {25 − (10 − 2)}]
  16. 84 − {36 − [18 − (9 − 3)]}
  17. 70 − [30 − {20 − (11 − 6)}]
  18. 66 − {33 − [18 − (7 − 2)]}
  19. 95 − [50 − {30 − (14 − 6)}]
  20. 88 − {44 − [22 − (11 − 3)]}
  21. 110 − [70 − {40 − (15 − 5)}]
  22. 130 − {80 − [50 − (20 − 10)]}
  23. 75 − [25 + {15 − (8 − 3)}]
  24. 100 − {55 − [30 − (18 − 8)]}
  25. 60 − [20 + {15 − (7 − 2)}]
  26. 90 − {40 − [20 − (10 − 4)]}
  27. 80 − [30 − {20 − (9 − 3)}]
  28. 100 − {45 − [25 − (12 − 6)]}
  29. 120 − [60 − {30 − (18 − 9)}]
  30. 85 − {35 − [20 − (9 − 4)]}
  31. 70 − [30 − {18 − (8 − 3)}]
  32. 95 − {50 − [28 − (15 − 7)]}
  33. 100 − [45 − {22 − (11 − 4)}]
  34. 88 − {44 − [24 − (10 − 3)]}
  35. 110 − [55 − {30 − (16 − 6)}]
  36. 75 − {35 − [20 − (9 − 2)]}
  37. 100 − [60 − {40 − (18 − 8)}]
  38. 90 − {45 − [30 − (17 − 9)]}
  39. 80 − [40 − {25 − (14 − 6)}]
  40. 120 − {70 − [40 − (20 − 5)]}
  41. 65 − [30 − {18 − (12 − 7)}]
  42. 95 − {55 − [35 − (20 − 8)]}
  43. 100 − [50 − {30 − (16 − 10)}]
  44. 88 − {44 − [28 − (12 − 6)]}
  45. 70 − [35 − {20 − (11 − 5)}]
  46. 105 − {60 − [35 − (20 − 8)]}
  47. 90 − [45 − {25 − (15 − 10)}]
  48. 100 − {50 − [30 − (18 − 12)]}
  49. 80 − [40 − {25 − (14 − 8)}]
  50. 95 − {50 − [30 − (17 − 11)]}

Category 4: Expressions with Fractions and Decimals

(Problems incorporating fractions, percentages, and decimals)

  1. 3.5 + 2.4 − 1.7
  2. ½ × ¾ − ¼ + ¼
  3. ¾% of 280 − ¼% of 800
  4. 0.5 + 0.25 − 0.1
  5. ⅓ + ⅙
  6. (2/5) × 10
  7. 0.75 − 0.5 + 0.2
  8. 1.2 + 2.8 − 1.5
  9. 3/8 + 1/8
  10. 5/10 + 3/10
  11. 1.1 − 0.4 + 0.3
  12. (2/3) − (1/6)
  13. 0.2 × 5
  14. 0.6 ÷ 0.2
  15. 3.5 − ½
  16. ¼ + 0.25
  17. 0.5 × 0.5
  18. 2.4 − 1.2
  19. 0.75 + 0.75
  20. ½ ÷ ¼
  21. 3/5 + 2/5
  22. 0.9 − 0.3
  23. 2.5 + 1.5
  24. (3/10) × 10
  25. ½ + ⅓
  26. 0.4 + 0.6
  27. 2.2 − 0.2
  28. 1.5 + 2.5
  29. ¾ − ½
  30. 0.8 ÷ 0.4
  31. 1.2 + 3.3
  32. 2.5 − 1.1
  33. (3/8) × 8
  34. 0.33 + 0.67
  35. 5/6 − ⅓
  36. ½ + ⅔
  37. 2.5 × 2
  38. ¼ ÷ ½
  39. 0.2 + 0.3
  40. 0.7 − 0.4
  41. 3.6 + 1.4
  42. 0.9 × 2
  43. 1.5 − 0.5
  44. (2/5) + (3/5)
  45. 0.4 ÷ 0.2
  46. (1/8) + (3/8)
  47. 0.25 × 4
  48. 1.2 ÷ 0.4
  49. 2.5 − 0.5
  50. ¾ + ¼

Category 5: Word Problems

(Translate worded descriptions into mathematical expressions and then solve)

  1. “Nine multiplied by the sum of two and five.”
  2. “Twelve divided by the sum of one and three.”
  3. “Twenty divided by the difference of seven and two.”
  4. “Eight plus the product of three and four.”
  5. “Fifteen minus the sum of five and three.”
  6. “The product of six and the difference of ten and four.”
  7. “Twenty-five divided by the sum of five and five.”
  8. “Thirty plus the quotient of forty and eight.”
  9. “Fifty minus the product of two and ten.”
  10. “Eighty divided by the sum of four and six.”
  11. “The sum of twelve and eight multiplied by two.”
  12. “Thirty-six divided by the difference of nine and three.”
  13. “Twenty multiplied by the difference of fifteen and five.”
  14. “Forty plus the product of three and seven.”
  15. “Sixty minus the sum of twenty and ten.”
  16. “The product of four and the sum of five and six.”
  17. “Eighty divided by the difference of ten and two.”
  18. “Twenty-five plus the quotient of fifty and ten.”
  19. “Thirty minus the product of two and nine.”
  20. “The sum of fifteen and twenty multiplied by three.”
  21. “Fifty divided by the sum of five and five.”
  22. “Ninety minus the product of three and ten.”
  23. “Thirty multiplied by the sum of two and three.”
  24. “Sixty divided by the difference of eight and two.”
  25. “Twenty plus the product of four and five.”
  26. “The sum of thirty and twenty divided by five.”
  27. “Forty minus the quotient of twenty and two.”
  28. “Eighty plus the product of two and fifteen.”
  29. “Fifty divided by the difference of seven and two.”
  30. “The product of nine and the sum of three and four.”
  31. “Thirty-five plus the quotient of sixty and twelve.”
  32. “Twenty-four divided by the difference of six and two.”
  33. “Fifty minus the sum of ten and fifteen.”
  34. “The product of eight and the difference of nine and three.”
  35. “Sixty plus the quotient of seventy-two and eight.”
  36. “Twenty divided by the sum of four and one.”
  37. “The sum of fifty and thirty multiplied by two.”
  38. “Ninety minus the product of five and eight.”
  39. “Forty divided by the difference of six and two.”
  40. “Thirty plus the product of seven and three.”
  41. “The quotient of eighty and four plus six.”
  42. “Fifty minus the difference of twenty and ten.”
  43. “The product of six and the sum of seven and eight.”
  44. “Eighty divided by the sum of eight and two.”
  45. “Thirty-five plus the product of four and six.”
  46. “The difference of seventy and the product of five and six.”
  47. “Forty divided by the sum of three and two.”
  48. “The sum of twenty and ten multiplied by four.”
  49. “Fifty minus the quotient of thirty and two.”
  50. “The product of seven and the difference of nine and two.”

These 250 questions (50 per category) provide a wide variety of practice opportunities—ranging from basic operations through multi-level bracket problems and word-problem translations. Use them to build your confidence with order of operations, fractions/decimals, and converting words into expressions.

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