Money
Fractions
Fractions 2
Word Problems
Word Problems 2
100

How much is three dimes, four pennies and two nickels?

$0.44

100

What is the numerator? 

The top number of a fraction

100

Ryan bought a packet of 60 biscuits on Saturday. On Sunday he ate half of them. On Monday he ate 19 of them. How many biscuits did he have left for Tuesday?

He had 11 biscuits left for Tuesday.

100

A music store is having its “Black Friday” sale. The store will give $5 off for the second item a customer purchases. Emma wants to buy a pair of headphones for $25 and a CD for $18.50. How much does she need to pay in total?

Emma needs to pay $38.50.

100

5 pounds of tomatoes cost $15.50. How much does one pound of tomatoes cost?

A pound of tomatoes is $3.10

200

How much is one quarter, one dime, one penny and one nickel? 

$0.41

200

What is the denominator? 

The bottom number of the fraction.

200

In a sale Gameboys are reduced by two-fifths. What is the sale price if the original price was $50.00?

The sale price is $30.

200

Coffee mugs cost $2.50 each. How much do 5 coffee mugs cost?

5 coffee mugs cost $12.50.

200

A carton of eggs costs $2.90 and a package of bacon costs $3.10. How much does it cost to buy 2 cartons of eggs and 1 package of bacon?

It would cost a total of $8.90 for the eggs and bacon

300

How much is 2 quarters and 4 nickels? 

$0.70

300

What is the LCD? 

Least Common Denominator

300

Of the 125 children in 5th grade, three-fifths have a mobile phone. How many children do not have a mobile phone?

50 children do not have a mobile phone.

300

Mr. Jackman gives $32 to his four children to share equally. How much will each of his children get?

Each of his children can get $8

300

A bottle of orange juice costs $3.50 and a bottle of grape juice costs $5.30. What is the difference in the price between the orange juice and the grape juice?

The difference in price is $1.80.

400

How much is 3 quarters and 6 nickels?

$1.05

400

Nathan went to the mall to buy a pair of jeans. The price of a pair of jeans was $60. They were on sale, so the price was less one-tenth of the original price. Every loyalty card holder gets an additional discount, which is 1 5 off the original price. How much did he pay for the pair of jeans if he has a loyalty card?

Nathan paid $42 for the pair of jeans

400

To bake a loaf bread requires 2 5 kilograms of flour and 4 9 of a box of butter. How many loaves of bread can a baker make if he has 40 kilograms of flour?

A baker can make 100 loaves of bread with 40 kilograms of flour.

400

Each student in Grade Four was given 20 raffle tickets to sell to raise funds for their school. The price of each ticket is $1.50. If Olivia sold all her tickets, how much money did she raise for her school? If there are 30 students in grade 4, and they all sold all of their tickets, how much money was raised altogether?

Altogether, the grade 4 class raised $900

400

A jar of honey is $2.40. How much do 4 jars of honey cost?

4 jars of honey cost $9.60

500

How much is 3 nickels, 4 dimes, 3 quarters? 

$1.30

500

In 2 days of working, Jacob earned $15 on Monday from selling recyclable bottles and $27 from recyclable cans on Tuesday. He put 5 6 of his earnings in his piggy bank and used the rest to buy a shirt. How much money did he save?

Jacob saved $35 from his earnings and put them in his piggy bank.

500

There are 6 boxes, each containing 12 candy bars. How many candy bars are there altogether? If 2 3 of the candy bars are chocolate, how many chocolate bars are there?

There are 48 chocolate bars

500

A 3 scoops ice-cream cone costs $4.80. A single scoop icecream costs $2. Which one costs less for each scoop of ice cream? How much less?

A single scoop cone costs $2 and has only one scoop. $2 ÷ 1 = $2 per scoop 

A triple scoop cone costs $4.80 and has 3 scoops. $4.80 ÷ 3 = $1.60 per scoop $2.00 – $1.60 = $0.40

 You are saving 40 cents per scoop by buying the triple scoop cone.

500

Two boxes of cereal costs $7.40 and buying one box of cereal only costs $4. How much do you save by buying two boxes at the same time rather than one at a time?

Buying two boxes at once saves 60 cents.