Mastering Fractions and Decimals: Word Problems Challenge

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1.5 times the recipe, how much sugar do you need in cups?

• 0.75 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 1.125 cups

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Sarah has 2.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1/5 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left in meters?

• 2.0 meters

• 2.5 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 0.5 meters

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 0.625

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A car travels 150.5 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 25 miles per gallon

• 35 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

• 30.1 miles per gallon

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Tom bought 2.25 pounds of apples. If he uses 1/3 of a pound for a pie, how many pounds of apples does he have left?

• 1.9167

• 2.0

• 2.25

• 1.5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A tank holds 12.5 liters of water. If 3/4 of the tank is full, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 9.375 liters

• 7.5 liters

• 8 liters

• 10 liters

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A book costs $15.75. If you buy 4 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $45.50

• $50.00

• 63.00

• $60.25

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Emily ran 2.5 kilometers. If she runs 1/2 of that distance again, how far will she have run in total?

• 5 kilometers

• 2 kilometers

• 4 kilometers

• 3.75 kilometers

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A bag of flour weighs 5.5 pounds. If you use 2/5 of the bag for baking, how much flour is left in pounds?

• 3.3 pounds

• 2.2 pounds

• 4.0 pounds

• 5.0 pounds

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A garden is 3/4 of a hectare. If you want to divide it into 5 equal plots, how much area will each plot have in hectares?

• 0.1 hectares

• 0.15 hectares

• 0.2 hectares

• 0.25 hectares

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1