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Decimal Word Problems
Fraction Word Problems
100

13.59 + 16.19

29.78

100

1/2 + 1/6

2/3

100

What operation does the key word total mean?

add, subtract, multiply or divide

add

100

Gabriel and Christopher were comparing the distance they ran over a week. If Gabriel ran 10.55 miles and Christopher ran 6.8 miles, how far did they run total?

17.35 miles

100

Alejandro found two worms in the yard and measured them with a ruler. One worm was 2/3 of an inch long. The other worm was 7/12 of an inch long. How much longer was the longer worm?

1/12 of an inch

200

24.09 - 21.46

2.63

200

2/3 - 6/12

1/6

200

What operation does the key word left over mean?

add, subtract, multiply or divide

subtract

200

Kenya bought 4.8 yards of yarn. She used 2.3 yards. How much yarn is left over?

2.5 yards

200

Rosy is learning to drive, so this weekend she practiced driving 11/12 of a mile with her mother and another 5/6 of a mile with her father. How far did Rosy drive in all?

7/4 or 1 3/4 mile

300

9.3 × 4.2

39.06

300

1/8 × 1/10

1/80

300

What operation does the key word split equally mean?

add, subtract, multiply or divide

divide

300

Alexis drives 7.6 miles round trip to school every day. How many miles does he drive to and from work in 9 days?

68.4 miles

300

Bella is trying to fit two boxes into the trunk of her car. One box is 1/2 of a foot tall and the other is 7/10 of a foot tall. Stacked on top of each other, what is the combined height of the two boxes?

6/5 or 1 1/5 foot

400

9.8 × 7.51

73.598

400

1/4 ÷ 1/2

1/2

400

What operation does the key word difference mean?

add, subtract, multiply or divide

subtract

400

The Trickum football team bought new footballs for their practices. They bought 9 footballs for a total of $130.50. How much did each football cost?

$14.50

400

Parker has 3/8 of a cup of powdered sugar. He sprinkles 1/2 of the sugar onto a plate of brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Parker sprinkle on the brownies?

3/16 of a cup

500

3.268 ÷ 86

0.038

500

1/2 ÷ 2/3

3/4

500

What operation does the key word area mean?

add, subtract, multiply or divide

multiply

500

At Starbucks, each latte costs $3.55. If Emily bought 15 lattes last month, how much did she spend?

$53.25

500

Nijah made a block of scented soap which weighed 1/2 of a pound. She divided the soap into 4 equal pieces. How much did each piece of soap weigh?

1/8 of a pound