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Word Problems
Grab Bag
100

True or False: 

3/5 + 1/3= 4/8= 1/2 

False

100

3/4 - 3/12

6/12=1/2

100

2/3 of 3/5 

6/15

100

Anna is making a carpet for her dollhouse. She wants the width to be 3/5 cm, and 2/5 cm for the length. What is the area of the carpet?  

6/25 cm2

100

True or False

2/4>3/8


True

200

Write each fraction with common denominators. Which fraction is greater?  

3/4

4/7

21/28>16/28


200

1/3+4/9=X

x=7/9

200

4 ÷ 2/3

1/3 * 2/5

6

2/15

200

Catlyn is making a cat toy for her cat. She uses 1/4 a meter of ribbon to decorate. Later, she adds 5/6 meter of ribbon. How many meters of ribbon is on the toy?

1 1/12 meters ribbon

200

Three students equally share 4/5 of a pizza.  How much of the pizza will each student get?  

4/15 

300

Write 28/6 as a mixed number.  


4 4/6 or 4 2/3

300

7 2/3 + 2 3/5 

10 4/15

300

3/7 * 4/6 

3/7 of 4/6 

12/42 = 2/7

12/42 = 2/7

300

Po's mom is buying rice.  Brand A's package contains 3/5 pound.  Brand B's package contains 2/3 pound.  Which brand has more rice?  How much more?  

Brand B has 1/15 pound more than Brand A.  

300

How many 2/3 pound boxes of candy can be made from 6 pounds of candy?  

9 boxes of candy

400

List three common denominators of 1/3 and 5/6. 

What is the LCM (least common multiple)?  

6, 12, 18 

The least common multiple is 6.





400

7 1/5 - 4 3/4 

2 9/20

400

2/5 of 18 

1 1/2 * 3 2/3 

36/5 = 7 1/5

33/6 = 11/2 = 5 1/2

400

Alice is making a cake for the queen. It calls for 2/5 cup of sprinkles. If Alice only has 1/9 cup of sprinkles, how much more sprinkles does she need?  

She needs 13/45 cup of sprinkles.

400

4 7/8 + 2 1/2 - 1 1/4 

6 1/8

500

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction. 

21  5/6 

Write the improper fraction as a mixed number.  

112/5

131/6


22  2/5

500

1/2+1/3-5/9 = X

x = 5/18

500

What is the volume of a box that is 2 1/2 cm by 3/4 cm by 1/3 cm?  

5/8 cm3

500

Cinderella has 10 feet of ribbon.  She used 4/5 of it to tie a bow on a large gift box.  How many inches ribbon did she use?  

96 inches of ribbon

500

Anika wants to read a Wrinkle in Time. There are 211 pages in it. She wants to read 1/14 of it every day. When will she finish and how many pages will she read per day?

She will finish in two weeks.

She will read 15 1/14 pages per day.

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