Word Problems

A Pizzeria had 2 cans of tomato sauce. How many pizzas could they make with the cans if each pizza took one-fifth of a can?

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Amanda walked 2 4/7 miles in the morning and another 4 2/8 miles in the afternoon. What was the total distance she walked?

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Tom’s puppy weighed 4 ¾ pounds at birth. It weighs 9 5/7 pounds now. How many pounds has it gained?

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Will had a lump of play doh that was 4 ¼ inches long. If he stretched it out to 3 times its current length, how long would it be?

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A pizzeria had 7 cans of tomato sauce. How many pizzas could they make with the cans if each pizza took one-seventh of a can?

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Amber can type 3 2/9 sentences per minute. If she typed for 4 minutes, how much would she type?

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On Monday Billy spent 5 1/7 hours studying. On Tuesday he spent another 2 ⅔ hours studying. What is the combined amount of time he spent studying?

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A small book took one-sixth of a ream of paper to make. How many books could be made with 6 whole reams of paper?

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Shelly walked 2 ¾ miles in the morning and another 4 2/8 miles in the afternoon. How much did she walk altogether?

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A water hose used one-fifth of a gallon of water every second. If Steve needed to fill up 3 gallon sized containers, how many seconds would it take?

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