Word Problems
Kevin and Bryan run a 5 mile race as team. They each run the same distance. How far does each person run?
5/2 or 2 1/2 miles each
1/4 x 3
3/4
Write 3/2 as a mixed number
1 1/2
3 people equally share 8 liters of water. How much water does each person get?
8/3 or 2 2/3 liters
Together, 6 children run a 5 mile relay race. They each run the same distance. How far does each child run?
5/6 of a mile
3 x 1/2
3/2 or 1 1/2
Write 4/2 as a mixed number
2
Louis and Miguel swam 5 total laps as a team. How much did each of them swim?
5/2 or 2 1/2 laps
Simon runs 2/5 the length of his road. The road is 9 miles long. How far did Simon run?
18/5 or 3 3/5 miles
What is 1/7 of 28?
28/7 or 4
Write 16/3 as a mixed number
5 1/3
Bernard cut a 15 foot rope into 4 equal parts. What is the length of each piece?
15/4 or 3 3/4 feet
Ashley skated 1/3 of the 4 mile trip to her house. How far did she skate?
4/3 or 1 1/3 miles
What is 2/5 of 150?
60
Write 42/4 as a mixed number
10 2/4
30/6 or 5 pounds of soil
There are 150 students in the 5th grade. Of all the people in the 5th grade, 2/3 of them have brown hair. Of the students that have brown hair, 1/5 of them wear glasses. How many students have brown hair and wear glasses?
20 students
5 x 3 2/5?
17
Write 181/9 as a mixed number
20 1/9
Gabriel has a 17 foot ribbon that he wants to cut into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon?
17/3 or 5 2/3 feet