Solving Fraction and Decimal Real World Problems

Rosline is making cookies and the recipe calls for 2  3/4 cup of flour.  She wants to cut the recipe in half.  How much flour will she need?

• (2 3/4)÷ 2 = 1 3/8

• (2 3/4) x 2 = 5 1/2

• (2 3/4) + 2 = 4 3/4

• (2 3/4) - 2 = 3/4

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Howard went to the store and bought 3 t-shirts for $7.50 each and 3 pairs of shorts for $11.25 each. What was his total bill before taxes?

• 3 x 7.50 + 3 x 11.25 = $56.25

• 3 + 7.50 + 3 + 11.25 = $24.75

• 3(7.50) = $22.50 + $11.25 = $33.75

• 3(11.25) + 7.50 = $41.25

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When Marcia started her party, she had 5 pizzas. The kids ate 3 1/4 of the pizzas. She saved the rest for later. How many pizzas did have left to save?

• 5 - 3 1/4 = 1 3/4

• 5 + 3 1/4 = 8 1/4

• 5(3 1/4) = 16 1/4

• 5 ÷ 3 1/4 = 1 7/13

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When Lucinda gave her cashier $20.00 for a $10.32 purchase, the cashier gave her back $8.68. Was this correct?

• Yes, 20.00 - 10.32 is 8.68

• No, 20.00 - 10.32 is 9.68

• No, 20.00 + 10.32 = 30.32

• Yes, 8.68 is an even number

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Jaque practiced basketball 2 1/2 hours on Monday, 3 1/5 hours on Tuesday,

and 1 1/4 hours on Friday. How many hours did he practice in all.

• Add them all together to get 6 19/20

• Add Monday and Tuesday's times and subtract Fridays = 4 9/20

• Multiply them together to get 10.

• Subtract Monday and Friday from Tuesday to get -11/20

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Marta had $56.23 in her bank account. She made a deposit of $40 and then wrote a check for $35.29. What is her new balance?

• $56.23 + $40 - $35.29 = $60.94

• $56.23 - $40 + $35.29 = $41.52

• $56.23 - $40 - $35.29 = -$19.06

• $56.23 + $35.29 = $91.52

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Roma had 4 clients who needed to schedule appointments. She scheduled each one for 2/3 of an hour. How long will it take her to see all the clients?

• 4 + 2/3 = 4 2/3 hours

• 4 x 2/3 = 8/3 or 2 2/3 hours

• 4 = 2/3 = 3 1/3 hours

• 4 ÷ 2/3 = 6 hours

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Looking for a deal, Rhonda found out that she could get 3 chargers for $9.36. What is the price of each charger?

• $9.36 x 3 = $28.08

• $9.36 ÷ 3 = $3.12

• $9.36 + 3 = $12.36

• $9.36 - 3 = $6.36

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Rasheed plans to make 5 dozen cookies and the recipe calls for 1/4 a cup of brown sugar per dozen. He has 2 cups of brown sugar. How much brown sugar will he have left after making the cookies?

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• 2 - 5 x 1/4 = 3/4 a cup

• 2 + 5 x 1/4 = 3 1/4 cups

• 2 x 5 - 1/4 = 9 3/4 cups

• 2 + 5 - 1/4 = 6 3/4 cups

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When you fill up your tub, 1.8 gallons come in per minute. If you end up with 27 gallons in the tub, how many minutes has the water been on?

• 27 + 1.8 = 28.8 minutes

• 27 ÷ 1.8 = 15 minutes

• 27 x 1.8 = 48.6 minutes

• 27 - 1.8 = 25.2 minutes

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