Add & Subtract Fractions & Decimals Word Problems

During the recycle drive, 

 $\frac{1}{5}$  of the material collected was bottles and  $\frac{1}{4}$  was paper.  Cardboard boxes made up  $\frac{1}{10}$  of the material.  How much of the total do these three items represent?

•  $\frac{11}{20}$  

•  $1\ \frac{9}{20}$  

•  $\frac{3}{19}$  

•  $\frac{12}{21}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Wendy has 2 boxes of saltwater taffy. One box contains  $\frac{3}{4}$  pound, and the other box contains  $\frac{7}{10}$  pound.  How much taffy does she have all together?

•  $\frac{9}{10}$  

•  $1\ \frac{9}{20}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $1\ \frac{13}{20}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Three students ran for president of the student council. Eddie received  $\frac{1}{5}$  of the votes.  Tamara received   $\frac{3}{8}$  of the votes.  Levi recieved the rest of the votes.  Which student won the election?

• Eddie

• Tamara

• Levi

• they all tied

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Heidi has 2 rocks. If the total weight of both rocks is 54.283 kilograms and the first rock weighs 29.928 kilograms, how much does the second rock weigh?

• 24.355

• 84.211

• 23.345

• 25.435

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Anna swims the length of the pool in 38.45 seconds and the swims the length of the pool again in 42.38 seconds. What is her total time for 2 lengths of the pool?

• 80.83 seconds

• 80.73 seconds

• 3.93 seconds

• 82.83 seconds

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Jan ran the race is 8 minutes. Jim ran the race in 6.2 minutes. How much faster did Jim run than Jan?

• 1.8 minutes

• 2.2 minutes

• 2.8 minutes

• 14.2 minutes

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Jim has 7 cups of water, he pours out   $2\ \frac{3}{5}$  cups of water.  How much water does he have left?

•  $5\ \frac{3}{5}$  

•  $9\ \frac{3}{5}$  

•  $5\ \frac{2}{5}$  

•  $4\ \frac{2}{5}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Peter has two gerbils named Yip and Yap. Yip weighs 3.62 ounces and Yap weighs 2.79 ounces. How much do the two gerbils weigh all together?

• 6.41 ounces

• 0.83 ounces

• 5.16 ounces

• 6.80 ounces

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7