Word Problems
Allan checked out a library book that had 150 pages in it. By Thursday, he had read 1/3 of the book. How many pages did he have left to read?
1/3 = 50 pages
150 - 50 =
100 pages left
450-70 =
380
7x8
56
1,352/8 =
169
1/8 of 40 =
5
Sofia received $40.00 dollars for her birthday. She gave $5.35 to her brother and spent $26.75 on a new toy for herself. How much money does she have left?
$40.00 - $5.35 - $26.75= $7.90
7,498 - 2,399 =
5,099
3x25 =
75
5,202/9 =
578
1/9 of 54 =
6
There were 652 people at a concert at the school on Friday night. On Saturday night, there were 157 more people than on Friday. How many people were at the concert ALL TOGETHER?
Friday = 652
Saturday = 652 + 157= 809
652 + 809 =
1,461 people all together
697-488=
209
161x8 =
1,288
750/3 =
250
1/7 of 63 =
9
Alex has 6 pairs of black socks. He has 3 times as many white socks as black socks and 1/3 as many blue pairs as black socks. How many pairs of socks does he have in all?
Black: = 6 pairs of socks
White: 6x8 = 18 pairs of socks
Blue: 1/3 x 6 = 2 pairs of socks
Total: 6+18+2 = 26 pairs of socks
886 5/8 - 698 2/8 =
188 3/8
4,849x7 =
33,943
191/6 =
31 R5
Simplify 9/45
1/5
There are 10 people at a cookout. Each person will eat 2 hot dogs. There are 8 hot dogs in a package. How many packages are needed?
3 packages
10x2 = 20 hotdogs
8x2 = 16 not enough
8x3 = 24 enough
209 7/12 - 183 6/12 =
26 1/12
2,684x9 =
24,156
293/5 =
58 R3
Chris was on vacation for 15 days in June. Write a fraction showing his vacation days for that month.
15/30 or 1/2