Word Problems Area

Mr. Wilson planted 7/10 of his garden with fruit. Of that area, 2/5 is planted with mangoes. What part of Mr. Wilson’s garden has mango plants?

A painter can paint 4 7/8 square meters of a wall in 1 hour. How many square meters can he paint in 3 3/4 hours?

Sean used 5/8 of a gallon of white paint to decorate the 4 walls of his room. Sean used the same amount of paint for each wall. What fractional part of a gallon did he use for each wall?

4/5 of Ms. Moore’s students are attending the class field trip. How many students are in the class if 28 students are going on the trip?

• 28

• 35

• 100

• 30

Of the cakes at Moon Bakery, 6/21 have chocolate frosting. Of the cakes with chocolate frosting, 7/10 have raspberry filling. What fraction of the cakes at Moon Bakery has both chocolate frosting and raspberry filling?

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• 27

• 21

• 84

• 24

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• 8

• 24

• 32

• 30

?

• 14/12

• 28/24

• 13/12

• 7/6

• 7

• 70

• 18

• 30

• 4:5

• 5:4

• 6:3

• 5:3