Fraction and Decimal Word Problems

Emily bought the following amounts of fruit at a fruit stand:
0.75 pounds of grapes
0.5 pounds of bananas
1.25 pounds of apples

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds
• 2.05 pounds
• 2.50 pounds
• 25.0 pounds

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Jasir had $21.50 to spend at the store. He spent $0.55 on gum, $3.85 on pencils, and $9.84 on a book. How much money did Jasir have left after buying the gum, pencils, and book?

• $7.16
• $7.26
• $8.26
• $8.36

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Simon has  $\frac{1}{5}$  of a gallon of cranberry juice,  $\frac{1}{3}$  of a gallon of apple juice, and  $\frac{7}{10}$  of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

•  $\frac{9}{30}$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $1\ \frac{7}{30}$  

•  $1\ \frac{13}{30}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A store is shipping 26 birdhouses to a park. Each birdhouse weighs 3.93 pounds. What is the total weight of the shipment?

• 28.93 pounds
• 31.44 pounds
  
• 102.18 pounds
• 102.48 pounds

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Isabelle had $73.85. She wants to divide this amount evenly between herself and four of her friends. How much should each person get?

• $12.37
• $17.37
• $14.77
• $15.47

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Beth had $3\ \frac{1}{4}$  cups of milk. She used  $1\ \frac{3}{4}$   cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left? 

What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe for muffins calls for $\frac{3}{4}$  cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, $\frac{5}{8}$  of Mr. Richie’s class and  $\frac{3}{5}$   of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Penny raked  $\frac{3}{5}$  of her yard on Saturday and  $\frac{1}{3}$   of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve this problem:Diana practices the piano for 3 hours each week. She practices $\frac{1}{2}$  hour on each of the days she practices. How many days does Diana practice each week?

•  $1\ \frac{1}{2}$  

• 6

•  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6