Operation Word Problem

Tomas and Hector are running at P.E. Tomas runs 3/4 of a mile. Hector runs 3 times as far as Tomas. How far did Hector run?

Yesterday, Megan's Snack Shack went through 2/5 of a bottle of ketchup. If they used 3 times as much mustard as ketchup, how many bottles of mustard did they go through?

Joe's mom ordered 12 pizzas for a party. 1/4 of the pizzas were pepperoni pizzas, how many pepperoni pizzas were there?

• 4

• 3

• 9

• 8

Michelle was making bracelets from ribbon. She wanted to make 4 bracelets and each bracelet needed 2/3 yards of ribbon. How much ribbon does Michelle need?

In the morning, Jennifer drove to the store and used 2/4 of a gallon of gas. In the afternoon, she drove to the movie theater and used 3/4 of a gallon of gas. How much gas did Jennifer use in all?

Nicole sprinted 6 2/8 laps and then took a break by jogging 4 7/8 laps. How much farther did Nicole sprint than jog?

Yesterday, The Coffee Spot sold 5 6/12 cups of caffeinated coffee and 1 1/12 cups of decaffeinated coffee. How many cups of coffee did they sell in all?

The QuikWay market sells bananas for $1.19 per pound. How much will 5.5 pounds cost?

• $1.19 ( 5.5) =

• $1.19 - 5.5 =

• $1.19 + 5.5 =

Jill and her 4 friends (5 friends in all) earned $33.95 collecting aluminum cans. They shared the earnings equally. How much money did each receive?

• 33.95 (4) =

• 33.95 ( 5) =