Whole # Word Problems
Decimal Word Problems
Decimal Multiplication
Decimal Divison
Fraction Computation
100
Three pizzas were served at a party. Each pizza was cut into 8 pieces. Each person ate exactly 2 pieces of pizza, and there was no pizza left over. How many people were at the party?
Answer: 12 people
3 pizza x 8 slices per pizza = 24 slices of pizza
24 slices ÷ 2 slices per person = 12 people
100
Shelia made 57 beaded necklaces. If she sells the necklaces for $11.25 each, how much will she earn?
Answer: $641.25
57 x 11.25 = 641.25
100
0.2 x 0.7 = 0.14
(count the lime green hundredths)
100
What division statement does the model represent?
0.6 ÷ 3 (number of groups) = 0.2 (size of group)
or
0.6 ÷ 0.2 (size of group) = 3 (number of groups)
100
Theo walked 4/5 mile on Tuesday and 9/10 mile on Thursday. How many more miles did he walk on Thursday than Tuesday?
Answer: 1/10
9/10 - 4/5 =
*find equivalent fraction with common denominators:
9/10 - 8/10 = 1/10
200
Jasmine has 112 photographs. She wants to put the photographs into plastic sheets that each hold 6 pictures. How many plastic sheets will Jasmine need?
Answer: 19 Sheets
112 photos ÷ 6 photos per page = 18 R4
because there are 4 extra photos (the remainder), you need 19 sheets to fit all the photos
200
A new book cost Ryan $7.80. He paid for the book with a $10.00 bill. How much did Ryan get back in change?
Answer: $2.20
10.00 - 7.80 = 2.20
200
What multiplication equation does this represent?
0.3 x 5 = 1.5 or 5 x 0.3 =1.5
200
12 ÷ 0.6 = ____
20
200
Huang lives of a 1/4 mile from school while Lily lives 2/3 of a mile from school. How much further does Lily live from school than Huang?
Answer: 5/12 of a mile
2/3 - 1/4 =
find equivalent fractions with common denominator
8/12 - 3/12 = 5/12
300
On a family camping trip Bob caught 11 fish. His older brother Steve caught 16 fish. His younger brother Joe caught half as many fish as Steve. How many more fish did Bob catch than Joe?
Answer: Bob caught 3 more fish than Joe
Joe's fish = 1/2 of Steve's fish. 1/2 of 16 is 8 fish
So, Joe has 8 fish and Bob has 11.
The difference between Bob's fish and Joe's fish is 11 - 8 = 3 fish
300
Christa saved 76 pennies and 25 nickels. How much money does she have in all?
Answer: $2.01
27 nickels = 25 x 5, which is 125 cents in nickels
125 cents in nickels + 76 cents in pennies = 201 cents, or $2.01
300
1.3 x 2.4 =
3.12
300
What division statement does this represent?
0.9 ÷ 3 (number of groups) = 0.3 (size of group)
or
0.9 ÷ 0.3 (size of group) = 3 (number of groups)
300
Cassidy baked a pumpkin pie. She ate 1/8 of the pie, and her brother ate 1/6 of the pie. Find the fraction of the pie remaining.
Answer: 17/24 of the pie is left
1/8 + 1/6 = pie eaten
3/24 + 4/24 = 7/24 pie eaten
1 whole - 7/24 = pie left, or 24/24 - 7/24 = 17/24 pie left
400
Rudy owns twice as many magazines as books and the same number of books as CDs. If he owns 8 books, what is the total number of books, magazines, and CDs that Rudy owns?
Answer: 32 books, magazines and CDs
Know:
8 books, 8 CD's (same number as books)
magazines = 2 x books, or 2 x 8 = 16 magazines
All together he has, 8 books + 8 CDs + 16 magazines = 32 total
400
Students can buy a pack of 4 books for $3.00 from a special book order form. If a student decides to buy 1 pack, how much will the student pay for each book?
Answer: $0.75
3.00 ÷ 4 = 0.75
400
0.5 x 0.7 = 0.35
400
0.4 ÷ 5 = __
0.08
400
Ricardo read 9 2/7 chapters of his book on Saturday and 4 1/5 chapters on Sunday. How many more chapters did he read on Saturday than Sunday?
Answer: 5 3/35
9 2/7 = 9 10/35
4 1/5 = 4 7/35
9 10/35 - 4 7/35 = 5 3/35
500
Mr. Chow buys 7 boxes of animal crackers. Each box has 144 animal crackers. How many animal crackers does Mr. Chow have?
Answer: 1,008 animal crackers
7 boxes x 144 crackers per box = 1,008 total crackers
500
A car travels 20 miles per gallon of gasoline. The gasoline tank has a capacity of 13.5 gallons. How many miles can the car travel on 30 complete tankfuls of gasoline?
Answer: 8,100
20 miles per gallon x 13.5 gallons = 270 miles per tank
270 miles per tank x 30 tanks = 8,100 miles total
500
12.3 x 0.25 =
3.075
500
13.5 ÷ 0.4
33.75
500
Marco’s CD collection is divided into 4 categories. The list shows the fraction of his collection in each category. How much of the collection is either Hip-Hop or Country?
Hip-Hop, 3/8
Rock, 1/4
Country, 1/16
Other, 5/16
Answer: 7/16 is either country or hip-hop
3/8 + 1/16 =
6/16 + 1/16 = 7/16