Number Word Problems

Zavier, Adiel, Stacy and Russell share three bags of candy equally.  What fraction of a bag does each boy get?

• 3/4 bag

• 4/3 bags

• 3/7 bags

• 1 and ⅓ bags

Seane buys a 30 lb bag of dog food. His dog eats 0.4 lb of food, how many times will he be able to feed his dog with the 30 lbs of food?

• 12 dogs

• 56 dogs

• 89 dogs

• 75 dogs

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

Bradley had 1/2 of a pizza pie left over from a party. The next day he ate 3/5 of his leftovers. How much pizza did he eat the next day?

• 4/7

• 3/10

• 4/5

• 3/7

In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of them are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?

• 2/8

• 3/15

• 3/8

• 2/15

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long.  She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon.  Each piece is 1/5 inch long.  

How many 0.25 pound hamburgers can be made from 2.5 pounds of ground beef?

• 10 hamburgers

• 12 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 27 hamburgers

Joseph has 3 plants that he waters every day. Each plant requires 1.25 cups of water daily. How many cups of water does Joseph use to water his plants for seven days?

• 3.75

• 21.95

• 26.25

• 22.25

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 =

Ace ran the same distance each day for 6 days. If he ran a total of 9.6 miles, how far did he run each day?