Mixed Word Problems
Josh has a 12-pound bag of bird food. He uses 1/6 pound of food to feed his birds each day. How many days will the bag feed Josh’s birds?
72 servings
5/10
1/2
8 divided by 1/7
56
2/3 x 3/4
1/2
Change to an improper fraction: 6 1/5
31/5
There are 15 people on the basketball team. 2/5 of the team are in fifth grade. How many of the players are in fifth grade?
6 5th graders
50/80
5/8
1/3 divided by 9
1/27
3/7 x 7/9
1/3
Change to a mixed fraction: 17/2
8 1/2
Five apple pies were shared equally by 12 people. How much pie did each person receive?
5/12 of a pie
15/18
5/6
2/3 divided by 3/7
1 5/9
3/4 x 3 1/2
2 5/8
Change to a mixed number: 44/6
7 2/6
Mateo and 4 of his friends shared a box of 12 cookies. How many cookies did each friend receive?
2 2/5 cookies
24/64
3/8
3 1/2 divided by 2/5
8 3/4
1 1/4 x 3 3/5
4 1/2
Change to a mixed number: 76/7
10 6/7
Hee-Yong rode 12 1/3 miles to school each day. 1/3 of the total ride is on a bike path. How far does Hee-Yong ride on the bike path?
4 1/9 miles
35/56
5/8
22/3 divided by 7 1/2
44/45
3 1/3 x 3 1/2
11 2/3
Change to an improper fraction: 12 8/9
116/9