Word Problems
Emma is buying fabric to make costumes for a school play. She buys 3.75 meters of red fabric and 2.6 meters of blue fabric. Each meter of fabric costs $4.80.
How much does Emma spend in total on fabric?
30.48m
Order the following numbers from smallest to largest:
0.75, 4/5, 0.7, 2/3
2/3, 0.7, 0.75, 4/5
What is the value of
5/8 divided by 0.25
2.5
1/4 + 0.3 + 2/5
0.25+0.3+0.4=0.95
Jasmine blends ¾ of a cup of strawberries and 0.6 cups of blueberries per smoothie.
She makes 5 smoothies for her friends.
How many total cups of fruit does she use?
1.35×5= 6.75 cups of fruit
A baker used 0.6 pounds of sugar and ⅓ pounds of flour for a cake.
How many pounds of ingredients did the baker use in total?
0.6 + 0.333 =0.933
Order these numbers from greatest to least:
1 1/3, 1.25, 1.2, 1 1/6
1 1/3, 1.25, 1.2, 1 1/6
Calculate:
1.2 divided by 3/5
2
3/8 + 0.45 + 1/4 + 0.1
0.375+0.45+0.25+0.1=1.175
A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of yogurt and 1.2 cups of milk per batch.
If Marcus triples the recipe to make enough for a party
How many total cups of yogurt and milk does he need?
0.4+1.2=1.6
1.6x3=4.8 cups in total
Emma jogged 3.2 miles on Monday and 2⅖ miles on Tuesday
How many miles did Emma jog in total?
3.2 + 2.4 = 5.6 miles
Lena is comparing the temperatures in different cities (in °C). Here are the temperatures:
-1.5°C
0.25°C
-1 1/4°C
0.2°C
Order least to greatest
-1.5°C, -1.25°C, 0.2°C, 0.25°C
7/9 divided by 0.35
2 2/9 or 2.22
5/6 + 0.75 + 1/3 + 0.4
0.8333+0.75+0.3333+0.4=2.3166
A chef uses the following ingredients per pie
2/3 cup of sugar
0.5 cup of butter
1 1/4 cup of flour
She plans to make 4.5 pies for a bakery order.
How many total cups of ingredients does she need?
0.666+0.5+1.25=2.416 cups per pie
2.416×4.5=10.872 cups
A recipe calls for 0.75 cups of sugar, 1¼ cups of flour, and 0.5 cups of milk.
What is the total amount of ingredients in cups needed for the recipe?
0.75 + 1.25 + 0.5 = 2.5 cups
A bank is analyzing customer account balances. The balances (in dollars) are:
−7.5
−7 1/4
−7.6
−7 2/5
−7.15
−7 1/3
−7.05
Put the account balances in order from least to greatest.
−7.6, −7.5, −7 2/5, −7 1/3, −7 1/4, −7.15, −7.05
3.6 divided by 4/9
8.1
7/12 + 0.58 + 1/6 + 0.25
0.5833+0.58+0.1667+0.25=1.58
A science experiment uses
1 3/4 liters of liquid A
0.8 liters of liquid B
2/5 liters of liquid C
This combination is used for 2.25 experiments.
How many total liters of liquid are used across all experiments?
1.75+0.8+0.4=2.95 liters per experiment
2.95×2.25=6.6375 liters
Jasmine swam 2.75 kilometers on Monday, 1 2/3 kilometers on Tuesday, and 2 1/2 kilometers on Wednesday.
What is the total distance Jasmine swam, and did she meet her 8-kilometer goal?
1 2/3 = 1.666
2 1/2 = 2.5
2.75 + 1.666 + 2.5 = 6.916 = 6.92
8 - 6.92 = 1.08 km more needed to meet her goal
Order the following from greatest to least:
7/10,0.68,3/4,0.705
3/4, 0.705, 7/10, 0.68
7/12 divided by 0.125
4 2/3 or 4.67
Calculate the sum of:
7/8 + 0.625 + 5/12 + 0.45
0.875+0.625+0.4167+0.45=2.3667= 2.37
A baker prepares a special order. For one batch of gourmet cupcakes she uses
1 1/2 cups of flour
0.75 cups of sugar
2/3 cups of milk
0.4 cups of cocoa powder
1/4 cup of oil
She needs to make 3 ⅓ batches for a catering event.
How many total cups of ingredients does she use?
1.5+0.75+0.666+0.4+0.25=3.566 cups per batch
3.566×3.333≈11.886 cups