Word Problems
Evelyn, Hattie, and Bay shared a pitcher of fruit punch. Together, they drank 9/12 of the pitcher. Which of the following could show how the girls shared the fruit punch?
a. 2/3 + 3/4 + 4/5
b. 1/12 + 4/12 + 4
c. 2/12 + 4/12 + 3/12
d. 4/12 + 4/12 + 4/12
c. 2/12 + 4/12 + 3/12
Landon and Maverick were each going to mow part of the lawn. Landon mowed 3/10 of the lawn and Maverick mowed 5/10 of the lawn. They left the rest for Joel to mow. How much of the lawn did Joel mow?
a. 8/10
b. 1/5
c. 8/20
d. 1/10
b. 1/5
Hattie bought a roll of 8 yards of wrapping paper.
She used 2 ¾ on birthday gifts.
She used 3 2/4 on holiday gifts.
How many yards of wrapping paper are left on the roll?
a. 3 ¾ yards
b. 1 ¾ yards
c. 5 5/4 yards
d. 6 ¼ yards
b. 1 ¾ yards
Ms. Campagna bought 15/8 pounds of Cheez Its. What mixed number could also represent how many pounds of Cheez Its Ms. Campagna bought?
1 7/8
Taylor runs a trail that is 28 miles long every week. On Monday, he ran 2/4 of the trail. On Tuesday, he ran ¼ of the trail. On Thursday, he ran the rest of the trail. How many miles did Taylor run on Thursday?
a. 14 miles
b. 21 miles
c. 7 miles
d. 28 miles
c. 7 miles
Chad prepared for Tigers on the Prowl by running each day. The chart below shows how far he ran on Monday and Tuesday. If Chad’s goal is to run 7 miles, how far will he need to run on Wednesday to meet his goal?
Monday 1 4/12
Tuesday 3 5/12
Wednesday ?
a. 2 1/4
b. 2
c. 4 9/12
d. 2 1/6
a. 2 1/4
Landon ordered 30 cupcakes for the party. He ordered chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. ⅖ of the cupcakes are vanilla. How many are chocolate?
18 chocolate cupcakes
Arthur made his famous ice cream sundae to share with his friends at a party! He used the following ingredients:
3 5/8 cups of vanilla ice cream
2 4/8 cups of chocolate ice cream
At the end of the party there was 2 4/8 cups left in the bowl. How much did Arthur and his friends eat?
a. 3 5/8
b. 3
c. 6 1/8
d. 5 9/8
a. 3 5/8
Alexa has 8 bags with 2/6 cup of cereal in each bag. She recorded the expression below to represent how much cereal she has in the 8 bags.
8 x 2/6
Alexa decided to make more bags by moving the cereal into bags with ⅙ cup in each bag. Which of the following expressions represents Alexa’s bags of cereal now?
a. 8 x ⅓
b. 16 x ⅓
c. 6 x ⅙
d. 16 x ⅙
d. 16 x ⅙
Mrs. Childress needs 1 pounds of peanuts for a recipe. She has 5 packages of peanuts that each weigh 1/4 pounds. Does Mrs. Childress have enough peanuts for her recipe? Explain or show your reasoning.
Yes, she has 1 1/4, so she has enough!