Fraction & Decimal Word Problems (A)

Riley has started a babysitting business. She charges $3.85 per hour. If she works 8 hours a week, how many dollars does she earn for the week?

• $30.80
• $3.08
• $308.80
• $40.80

A group of four friends are going to see a movie. If one ticket costs $8.50, how much does it cost for everyone? 

• $34.50
• $44.00
• $34.00
• $44.50

• 10 hamburgers
• 2/20 hamburgers
• 8 hamburgers
• 14 hamburgers

A recipe for trail mix calls for 3/4 cup dried fruits, 1/2 cup mixed nuts, and 1/3 cup granola.  How many cups of trail mix does this recipe make?

• 5/9
• 5/12
• 19/12   or   1  7/12
• 18/12   or   1  1/2

Elizabeth volunteered to make cookies for her Math class.  Each batch of cookies requires 1  2/3 cups of flour.  If she has 12 cups of flour, how many batches of cookies can she make?

• 7 batches
• 7  1/5 batches
• 8 batches
• 7  4/5 batches