Decimal Operations
Decimal Word Problems
Fraction Operations
Fraction Word Problems
Methods
100

1.456 + 3.4

4.856

100

Faye buys $9.75 worth of gummy bears.  If she bought 3 pounds, how much do they cost per pound?

$3.25 per pound

100

8-2 2/3

5 1/3

100

A recipe requires 5/6 cup of sugar. If Ms. Sahr is going to make half of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

5/12 cups of sugar

100

For which decimal operation(s) (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) do you need to line up the decimal points?

Adding and subtracting

200

1.93 x 0.9

1.737

200

On Saturday morning, Alonso went to the farmer's market.  He bought 3 eggplants for $5.79 each.  He paid with $20. What change did he get back?

$2.63

200

1 8/9 + 2 6/11

4 43/99

200

Kira has an apple pie. She ate 1/3 of the pie. Aaryav ate 1/5 of the pie. How much of the pie is left?

7/15 of the pie

200

For which mixed number operation(s) (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) do you need to get common denominators?

Adding and subtracting

300

56 - 0.218

55.782

300

Sydney is making a bracelet at a camp using beads that are 1.64 cm long.  What will be the length of her bracelet if she uses 19 beads?

31.16 cm 

300

1 1/8 - 3/4

3/8

300

A piece of thread is 11/12 inches long. Anita needs to cut the thread into 1/6 inch segments. How many full segments can she cut?

5 segments

300

For which decimal operation(s) (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) do you need to count the number of digits after the decimal points?

Multiplication

400

2,730 -: 1.3

2,100

400

In a relay race the team had a total time of 5.67 minutes. Here are 3 of the runners times: 1.2, 2.09, 1.78. What is the fourth runner's time?

0.6 minutes

400

3 2/3 times 2 3/4

10 1/2

400

A 15-pound bag of sugar is being split up into containers that hold 7/8 of a pound. How many containers of sugar will the 15-pound bag fill?

17 containers

400

For which mixed number operation(s) (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) do you need to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions as a first step?

Multiplication and division

500

807.3 -: 9

89.7

500

A jar of olives is priced at $15.18 for 6.6 ounces. What is the price of one ounce of olives?

$2.30 per ounce

500

1/2 divide 1 1/4

2/5

500

Livia uses 1/3 cup of milk each time she makes a batch of pancakes. How many batches can she make if she only has 11/12 cup of milk left?

2 batches of pancakes

500

List the FOUR steps for dividing by mixed numbers.

1. Convert to improper fractions

2. Keep Change Flip

3. Multiply (or cross simplify)

4. Simplify (or multiply)