Real World Fractions
A recipe needs ¾ cup of sugar, but you want to make half the recipe. What is the new amount of sugar needed?
3/8 cup
Compute: 3.5 + 2.08
5.58
Compute: –7 + 12
What is 20% of 50?
10
Compute: 5 – 2.5 × 2
0
You biked 2 ½ miles to school and 1 ¾ miles to a friend’s house. How many miles did you travel in total?
4 1/4 miles
A notebook costs $4.75, and a pen costs $1.29. What is the total cost?
$6.04
The temperature drops 15 degrees, then rises 8 degrees. What is the net change?
−7
A shirt originally costs $30 and is discounted 15%. What is the sale price?
$25.50
Compute: 34+12×2
7/4 or 1 3/4
A rope is 12 ⅔ ft long. You cut off 4 ½ ft. How much rope remains?
8 1/6 ft
Compute: 6.4 ÷ 0.2
32
Compute: –6 × –4
24
A map scale shows 1 inch = 12 miles. If two towns are 3.5 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?
42 miles
Compute:(–3.5)+4.2÷(–0.7)
−9.5
A tank is ⅗ full. After using ¼ of the tank’s total capacity, what fraction of the tank is left?
7/20 of the tank
A runner completes 5.6 miles each day for 6 days. How many miles total?
33.6 miles
A submarine is at –325 ft. It descends 150 ft more. What is its new depth?
−475 ft
A student answered 42 out of 50 questions correctly. What percent is this?
84%
A tank holds 18 gallons. You use ⅓ of it, then refill 2.5 gallons. How many gallons are in the tank now?
14.5 gallons
A store sells cheese in ⅓‑lb packages. You need 2 ¾ lbs for a party. How many packages must you buy?
9 packages
A machine cuts metal sheets to 0.375 inches thick. You need a stack 4.5 inches tall. How many sheets are needed?
12 sheets
Compute: (−18)÷3−(−4)×2
2
A store increases prices by 12%, then later decreases them by 12%. If an item originally cost $80, what is the final price?
$78.85
Compute:(56÷14)−2.3+(–1.5)
−7/15≈−0.47