Math Unit 3 Word Problems

On Saturday, Ravi rode his bike 5/8 of a mile. On Sunday he rode his bike 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Ravi ride on Saturday than on Sunday?

• 1/4 of a mile

• 1/8 of a mile

• 1/2 of a mile

• 4/8 of a mile

Monica had friends over for a party and ordered pizzas for everyone to eat. After the party, Monica saw that

1 2/3 of the cheese pizza and 3/4 of the pepperoni pizza was eaten. What fraction of the pizza was eaten in all?

• 1 17/12

• 2 5/12

• 1 2/4

• 3 2/3

Mrs. Apple used 1 2/5 quarts of syrup and 5 3/10 quarts of water to make lemonade. How many quarts of lemonade did she make?

• 2 2/4

• 3 3/25

• 5 8/10

• 6 7/10

Tom's first prize trophy is 7/10 meters. His second prize trophy is 3/6 meters. How much taller is his first prize trophy than his second prize trophy?

• 6/30

• 1/5

• 7/30

• 2/5

A farm uses 3/7 land to grow potatoes and 2/5 land to grow spinach. The remaining land is used to grow tomato plants. What fraction of the land is used to grow tomato plants?

• 7/35

• 6/35

• 8/35

• 9/35

Mrs. Searl is sewing a pair of pants and shirt. The pants require 1 3/8 yards of fabric. The shirt requires 1 1/4 yards of fabric. What the total amount of fabric needed to sew the pants and shirt?

• 2 5/8

• 1 5/8

• 5/8

• 3 5/8