Fraction Decimal Word Problems

You are making Grandma's famous flamin' hot sauce for the school fundraiser. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. You need to make 5 batches of sauce. How much sugar do you need?

• 23/4   or   5  3/4
• 23/8   or   2  7/8
• 15/20   or   3/4
• 15/4   or   3  3/4

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You decide to dye your hair various colors for Halloween. If you dye 1/3 of it blue, 1/4 pink, and 1/4 black, how much of your original hair color is left?

• 1/6
• 1/12
• 1/3
• 5/6

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From a rope that is 11 feet long, two pieces of length 13/5  feet and  3.3  feet are cut off. What is the length of the remaining rope? 

• 59/10   or   5.9
• 46/15   or   3.06
• 51/10   or   5.1
• 39/10   or   3.9

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Renee had $300.  She spent 1/3 of her money on shoes and 25% of the remainder on shirts. How much money is she left with?

• $150
• $125
• $175
• $50

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A recipe for trail mix calls for 3/4 cup dried fruits, 1/2 cup mixed nuts, and 1/3 cup granola.  How many cups of trail mix does this recipe make?

• 5/9
• 5/12
• 19/12   or   1  7/12
• 18/12   or   1  1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

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Baby Anastatsia was  19  1/4  inches when she was born.  At her 3 month check up, she was  23.5 inches.  How much has she grown?

• 4  1/4
• 42  2/6
• 4  1/2
• 4  1/6

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The science teacher is filling her new fish aquarium.  The aquarium hold 40 gallons.  If she fills the aquarium  4/5  of the way full, how many gallons will she need?

• 8 gallons
• 32 gallons
• 30 gallons
• 34 gallons

The cheerleaders need to make 8 batches of cookies for a party.  If each bath requires 2.75 cups of flour, how many cups will they need?

• 22 cups
• 10.75 cups
• 16.75 cups
• 10  3/4

Carlos is helping his dad put up a fence in the back yard.  The fence comes in sections that are 4  2/3  feet long.  If the yard is 34 feet long, how many sections of fence will he need to buy at Home Depot?

• 7 sections of fence
• 8 sections of fence
• 7.2 sections of fence
• 7.8 sections of fence

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Elizabeth volunteered to make cookies for her Math class.  Each batch of cookies requires 1  2/3 cups of flour.  If she has 12 cups of flour, how many batches of cookies can she make?

• 7 batches
• 7  1/5 batches
• 8 batches
• 7  4/5 batches

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