Word Problems
Joel gave the clerk a $5 bill to pay for a half gallon of milk that cost $1.06 and a box of cereal that cost $2.39. How much change should he receive?
$1.55
5/12+6/12=
11/12
15/7
2 1/7
4.32-0.432=
3.888
73/10
7 R 3
Samuel paid for 5 pounds of apples with a $10 bill. His change was $6. What was the cost of each pound of apples?
$0.80
8/12-3/12=
5/12
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number.
5/4
1 1/4
4.37-1.146=
3.224
380/10
38
Maribella feeds her pet rabbit 3 ounces of lettuce each day. In how many days does her rabbit eat a pound of lettuce? How many pounds of lettuce does the rabbit eat in 4 months?
8 days for one pound of food
4 months is 15 pounds of lettuce
Find four equivalent fractions for each fraction below. To do this, multiply each fraction by 2/2,3/3,4/4 and 5/5.
1/4
2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number.
8/3
2 2/3
12.34+1.234=
13.574
561/10
56 R 1
Jim is 5 years older then Meg. Meg is 2 years younger than Ben. Ben is nine years old. How old is Jim?
Ben is 9.
Meg is 2 years younger than Ben.
Jim is 12 years old.
Find four equivalent fractions for each fraction below. To do this, multiply each fraction by 2/2,3/3,4/4 and 5/5.
5/6
10/12, 15/18, 20/24, 25/30
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number.
17/3
5 2/3
1.2+0.12=
1.32
243/10
24 R 3
81 animals live at the zoo. One third of them are not mammals. The rest are mammals. How many mammals live at the zoo?
54 mammals
Find four equivalent fractions for each fraction below. To do this, multiply each fraction by 2/2,3/3,4/4 and 5/5.
10/12
20/24, 30/36, 40/48, 50/60
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number.
82/7
11 5/7
Which numbers below are equal?
a) 12.34
b)12.340
c) 1.234 d)123.4
A and B
720/10
72