Decimals
Fraction Word Problems
Fractions & Decimals
How many?
100

Which is larger 0.8 or 0.32?

0.8

100
John walked 2/5 of a mile in the morning. Later in the day he walked 4/5 of a mile. How far did John walk?

6/5 miles or 1 1/5 miles

100

Write 0.4 as a fraction.

4/10 or 40/100

100

What is 1/4 of 20?

5

200

Insert in the correct inequality (>,<,=)

12.6 ___ 12.60

=

200

Sarah watched 1/4 of a movie before falling asleep. The next night she watched 1/2 of the movie. How much of the full movie has she watched?

3/4 of the movie

200

Write 7/10 as a decimal.

0.7 or 0.70

200

How much is 5/8 of 48?

30

300

Which is larger 0.198 or 0.4?

0.4

300

The Rockets lost 4 of the 20 games played this season. What fraction of the games did the Rockets lose?

4/20 or 1/5

300

Insert in the correct inequality (>,<,=):

4/8 ___ 0.48

4/8 > 0.48


(4/8 is the same thing as 1/2 or .5)

300

There were 30 desks in the 6th grade math classroom. Students sat in 4/5 of the desks. How many students were sitting at desks in the 6th grade math classroom?

24 students

400

Write this number in word form:

3.214

Three and two-hundred fourteen thousandths

400

Greta baked 12 cupcakes. Liam ate 3/4 of them after 2 days. How many cupcakes did Liam eat?

9 cupcakes!

400

Alida bought candy from the grocery store. She brought a $10 bill to the store and spent 3/5 of the money. How much did Alida spend on candy?

$6

400

Flowers were blooming in Pella for the Tulip Festival! Of the 27 gardens around town, 8/9 of them were in full bloom. How many of the gardens were in full bloom?

24 gardens

500

Write this number as a decimal:

4/5

0.8

500

The Jones family completed 3/4 of the new puzzle they received. Mike finished 1/2 of what has been done by himself. What fraction of the entire puzzle did Mike complete?

1/2 of 3/4 = 3/8 of the puzzle

500

Mrs. Jones thought it would be fun to track Auggie's mileage. In the morning, they went on a walk for 4/5 of a mile. Auggie later ran around the yard for 1.5 miles. How far did Auggie travel?

2.3 miles or 2 3/10 miles

500

Mrs. Jones set a goal to run 56 miles during the month. She is 3/8 of the way to her goal. How many miles has Mrs. Jones ran this month?

21 miles

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