Word Problems
Sarah made a mix of chocolate chips. The mix has 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 2 and 2/3 cups milk chocolate chips, and 1 and 1/4 cups dark chocolate chips. How many cups of chocolate chips does Sarah have?
4 and 5/12 cups
5/6-1/3
3/6 or 1/2
1/2 + 1/3
3/6 + 2/6= 5/6
1/3 of 27
4
4 cans for $3 or 8 cans for $6
Both deals cost the same $0.75 per can.
Charlie is 5 and 1/2 feet tall. Kyle is 5 and 1/3 feet tall. Who is taller and how much taller?
Charlie is 1/6 feet taller than Kyle.
5/6 + 1/3
7/6 or 1 and 1/6
3/5 - 4/10
6/10 - 4/10 = 2/10 or 1/5
1/12 x 60
5
5 cans for $6 or 8 cans for $10
Deal 1 is the better buy, because each can costs $1.20 versus $1.25 per can in Deal 2.
Sean ran 1/2 a mile down the road and then walked 1/3 of a mile. How far did David go in all?
5/6 of a mile
1/6 + 2 and 1/4
2 and 5/12 or 29/5
1 and 5/6 + blank = 2
1/6
3/4 of 36
27
10 cans for $20 or 20 cans for $40
Both would cost $2
13/20
1 and 1/5 - 3/10
9/10
3 and 4/15 + 2 and 1/3
5 and 9/15 or 5 and 3/5
5/8 of 48
30
12 cans for $36 or 9 cans for $18
9 cans for $18 because $2 per can
If Brian walked 2/5 of the trail and ran 1/4 of the trail, did Brian walk or run farther, how much farther?
Brian walked farther by 3/20
3 and 5/6 - 2 and 7/12
1 and 1/4
blank + 5/8 = 3/4
1/8
7/12 of 132
77
100 cans for $5,000 or 50 cans for $1,000
50 cans for $1,000 because it would be $20 per can