Word Problems
Lily ate 1/4 of a pizza at lunch and 5/4 at dinner. How much pizza did she eat in all?
6/4 or 1 2/4
10 2/10 + 5 5/10
15 7/10
10 2/3 - 7
3 2/3
This animal’s teeth never stop growing, so it must chew constantly to keep them short.
beaver
Marcus walked 2 3/4 mile in the morning and
3 1/4 mile in the afternoon. How far did he walk altogether?
5 4/4 or 6
7 or 6 2/2
13 4/5 - 3 1/5
10 3/5
Octopuses have three hearts and this color blood!
blue
A ribbon was 2 1/2 feet long. Sarah used 1 2/4 foot for a project. How much ribbon is left?
1 foot
7 10/15 + 12 7/10
19 17/10 or 20 7/10
4 1/4 - 2 3/4
1 2/4
This animal can stick out its tongue so far that it can be longer than its own body!
chameleon
A water bottle holds 3 1/2 cups of water. Jake drank 1 1/2 cups. How much water remains?
2 cups
9 8/8 or 10
5
This planet in our solar system spins so fast that one day lasts only about 10 hours!
Jupiter
Mrs. Lopez baked 4 5/10 trays of brownies. The class ate 2 1/2 trays. How many trays are left?
2 trays
10 6/12 + 1/24
11 13/24
14 3/10
Honey never spoils — jars of honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs were still safe to eat after this many years!
Thousands of years