Mixed Word Problems!
Mixed Word Problems!
Mixed Word Problems!
Mixed Word Problems!
Mixed Word Problems!
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Jose has 2 2/3 bags of popcorn. Emmanuel has 1 ¾ bags of popcorn. How much do they have together?
ADD
You're BRINGING THINGS TOGETHER to find a TOTAL
4 5/12 bags of popcorn
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Objects on Neptune weigh about 4/5 of their weight on Earth. If a dog weighs 40 pounds on Earth, how much would it weigh on Neptune?
MULTIPLY
A dog weighs 4/5 OF its weight on Neptune.
4/5 OF 40 pounds.
We are asking, "What is 4/5 OF 40?"
Answer: 32 pounds
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Mrs. Hollifield is made cookies. One recipe calls for 3 ¼ cups of flour. The second recipe calls for 2 1/5 cups flour. How much flour did she use in all?
"In all" is a clue to add! 5 9/20
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Kiarah has 14 4/5 pounds of birdseed to fill bird feeders. Each feeder holds 2 7/8 pounds of birdseed. About how many bird feeders can she fill?
DIVIDE!
You are trying to see How many 2 7/8 are in 14 4/5
You are DIVIDING it into equal groups to see how many groups you can make.
14 4/5 divided by 2 7/8 =
since it says about, she can fill 5 bird feeders with some left over
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A track team ran 8 3/4 miles (mi) in 5 days. If they ran the same distance each day, how far did they run in one day?
Divide
1 3/4 miles per day
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Matti's family has to travel 78 1/5 miles to see her grandmother. They have already traveled 32 1/3 miles. How much farther do they have to go?
SUBTRACT
"How much farther" indicated you were looking for the DFFERENCE so subtract.
Answer: 45 13/15 miles
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Corrina is making cookies. Each recipe requires 3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. If Corrina makes 3 batches of cookies, how many teaspoons of ground cinnamon will she use?
MULTIPLY
3/4 REPEATS 3 TIMES
3/4 x 3 = 9/4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon =
2 1/4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
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A fruit drink is made of two parts: 4 1/2 quarts of orange juice and 5 1/4 quarts of cranberry juice. If
of the fruit drink is used for a dinner party, how many quarts are used for the party?
6 1/2
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Mrs. Day has 2 1/3 pounds of chocolate. She will use 2/3 of the chocolate for her holiday truffles. How much will she use?
MULTIPLY
Mrs. Day used 2/3 OF the chocolate.
2/3 OF 2 1/3 lbs. chocolate.
Answer: 1 5/9 pounds
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In the US, 3/25 of the population is left-handed males. 1/10 are left-handed females. What part of the population is left-handed?
Since all the lefties are either male of female, we are ADDING to find the total. 11/50 are left-handed
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Caroline has won ¾ of her hockey games. She has played 24 games. How many has she won?
MULTIPLY
Casey won 3/4 OF her games.
3/4 OF 24 games.
Answer: 18 games
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Ms. Jones has 4 2/3 lbs of potatoes. She used 1/3 of the potatoes. How many lbs of potatoes did she use?
MULTIPLY
1/3 OF 4 2/3
1/3 x 4 2/3
Answer: 1 5/9 pounds of potatoes
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DJ jogged
miles. Timothy jogged
the distance that DJ jogged. How far, in miles, did Timothy jog?
MULTIPLY
1/4 OF 1 1/3 = 1/3 of a mile
300
A pilot took 
hour to complete 
of his trip. How much longer will it take him to complete his trip?
1 1/2 hours for the whole trip so 1 hour left
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A pot of chili holds 10 2/3 cups. Each portion is 3/4 cup. How many portions of chili does the big pot hold?
DIVIDE!
You are taking a total amount (10 2/3) and seeing how many 3/4 cups portions go into making up the 10 2/3. Don't forget to KCF! Answer: 8 portions of chili
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Ria is making samples of one of her fashion designs. She has 14 yards of fabric. Each sample takes 2 ¼ yards of fabric. How many samples can she make?
DIVIDE
The clue is that you are taking a TOTAL amount (14 yards) and seeing HOW MANY 2 1/4 yards pieces you can make. KCF!
The exact answer would be 6 2/9, but since you can't make 2/9 of a clothing sample, we would drop our remainder and final answer is...
6 samples.
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Marixa bought 14 yards of material to make chair cushions. She cut the material into pieces 1 ¾ yards long to make each cushion. How many cushions did Marixa make?
DIVIDDE
The clue is, you are taking a TOTAL amount (14 yards) and seeing HOW MANY 1 3/4 yards pieces she can get from it.
Answer: 8 cushions
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A group of Boy Scouts are cutting rope to prepare for their next rock climbing activity. They have 24 ft of rope, and each Boy Scout will need 3 1/5 ft of rope for his gear. How many Boy Scouts will get their rope?
Divide!
You are starting with the total amount of 24 ft of rope, and you are seeing how many 3 1/5 feet pieces the Boy Scouts can cut from that. Don't forget 24 has to come first, and you have to KCF! Exact Answer: 7 1/2, but since no one wants to rock climb with 1/2 of a rope, we will drop our remainder and say 7 boy scouts.
Give yourself points if you said 7 1/2, just know that might be tricky in multiple choice!
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John says that it will take him 5/6 of an hour to paint a picture. Which is the best estimate of the number of pictures he can paint in 7 1/5 hours?
7
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If one batch of cookies calls for 1 2/3 cups flour, how much flour will you need for 8 batches?
MULTIPLY!
1 2/3 is REPEATING 8 TIMES
Answer: 13 1/3 cups of flour
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Most people dream about ¼ of the time they sleep. How long will you probably dream tonight if you sleep 8 hours?
MULTIPLY
1/4 OF 8
Answer: 2 hours
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Rudolph needs to cut 8 ribbons for his reindeer friends. Each ribbon needs to be 5/6 of a yard long. How many yards of ribbon does he need?
MULTIPLY
5/6 REPEATS 8 TIMES
5/6 x 8 =
6 2/3 yards of ribbon
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It took Brad 3/5 of an hour to drive from his house to Athens, Georgia. Brad drove another 3/4 of an hour to Auburn, Georgia. How long did Brad drive in all?
"In all" is a big clue to add!
17/20 OF an hour
17/20 OF 60 = 51 minutes
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Sanders practices his guitar for 9 hours each week. He practices each song for 3/2 hours. What is the greatest number of songs he can practice in a week?
6 songs
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Bev wants to make 2 1/2 recipes of play clay for her daughter's birthday party. If each recipe calls for 3 2/3 teaspoons of salt, how much salt will she need?
MULTIPLY
EACH recipe needs 3 2/3 teaspoons salt, so 3 2/3 is REPEATING 2 1/2 TIMES.
Answer: 9 1/6 teaspoons of salt