Cindy is combining equal-sized rectangles from different fabric patterns to make a postage-stamp quilt. Each rectangle has an area of 0.75 of a square inch. If she uses 1,000 rectangles to make the quilt, what will the area of the quilt?

Mario fills a hummingbird feeder with  $\frac{3}{4}$  cup of sugar water on Friday. On Monday, Mario sees that  $\frac{1}{8}$  cup of sugar water is left. How much sugar water did the hummingbirds drink?

There are 156 students in the Carville Middle School chorus. The music director wants the students to stand with 12 students in each row for the next concert. How many rows will there be?

A singer is recording a CD. The lengths of the three songs are 3.4 minutes, 2.78 minutes, and 4.19 minutes. About how much recording time will be on the CD?

A Siberian tiger sleeps as much as 18 hours a day, or 128 hours per week. About how many hours does a tiger sleep in a year? There are 52 weeks in one year.

Martin is planting a vegetable garden. Each row is two meters long. He wants to plant carrots along  $\frac{3}{4}$  of each row. How many meters of each row will he plant with carrots?

The Healthy Wheat Bakery uses 560 pounds of flour to make 1,000 loaves of bread. Each loaf contains the same amount of flour. How many pounds of flour are used in each loaf of bread?

Hilary is using red fabric to make a tote bag. She uses one piece that is  $\frac{1}{2}$  yard long. She uses another piece that is  $\frac{1}{4}$  yard long. How much red fabric does she use?

Rex combines  $\frac{1}{4}$  cup sugar and  $\frac{1}{4}$  cup flour into a small bowl. Then he divides the amount in the small bowl into 4 empty mixing bowls. What amount of dry ingredients is in each mixing bowl?

Marco has room for 15 more minutes of songs on his mp3 player. He has three songs to upload with the following lengths: 5.15 minutes, 3.8 minutes, and 4.4. minutes. After uploading all three songs, about how many minutes will he have left?

Team A spent 61.242 seconds and 59.438 seconds running a relay race. Team B spent 60.561 seconds and 60.289 seconds running the replay race. Which team spent more time running the race, and by how much

Jimmie adds 3.24, 4.294, and 2.073. How much more than 5.31 is the sum?

The Moores paid $6 more for skate rentals than the Cotters did. Together, the two families paid $30 for skate rentals. How many pairs of skates did the Moores rent if Skate rentals cost $3?

Maria bought two cups of milk for $1.09 each, and a salad for $7.75. If she pays with a ten-dollar bill, how much change does she receive?

Tickets to a museum cost $17 each. For a field trip, the museum offers a $4 discount on each ticket. How much will tickets for 32 students cost?

Charlie worked 45 hours this week. He earned $12 per hour. If he spent $134 for a new bicycle, how much money does he have left?

Marli worked 37 hours this week. She earned $15 per hour. She spent $62 on a birthday gift for her sister. How much money does Marli have left?

A farmer plants a field that can fit 27 rows of pepper plants with 14 plants in each row. She can also fit 4 rows of pumpkins with 4 plants in each row. How many plants can the farmer fit in her field?

The 133 students in the fifth grade each made 6 bookmarks for the school library. The 128 students in the fourth grade each made 7 bookmarks for the school library. Which class made more bookmarks and how many more did they make?

It took 19 Pony Express riders a total of 11 days and 21 hours to ride from St. Joseph to Sacramento. If they all rode the same number of hours, how many hours did each rider ride?

On Monday, the rover traveled 330 cm. On Tuesday, it traveled 180 cm. If the rover stopped every 15 cm to recharge, how many more times did it need to recharge on Monday than on Tuesday?

Lilly was paid $308 for 14 weeks of work. If she was paid the same amount each week, how much did she earn after 2 weeks?

Manny drove 910 miles during a two-week period. If he drove the same number of miles each day, how many miles had he driven after 5 days?

The fifth grade is having a picnic this Friday. There will be 182 students and 274 adults. Each table seats 12 people. How many tables are needed?

Max delivers 8,520 pieces of mail in one year. How many pieces of mail are delivered in two months?

A glacier in Alaska moved more than 29.9 meters a day. About how much farther would it move in 1,000 days than it would move in 100 days?

The cost to park a car in a parking lot is $1.10 per hour. Maleek parked his car for 4 hours on Monday, 5 hours on Tuesday, and 3 hours on Wednesday. How much did he spend on parking in all?

On the first day of summer, a rainstorm brought 2.29 inches of rain to the area. During the rest of the summer, there was 3 times as much rain as on the first day. What was the total number of inches of rainfall for the summer?

Nicky bought 14.2 pounds of coffee for the coffee shop. The shop usually uses 5 times that amount of coffee during one week. How much more coffee will Nicky need to purchase to get the right amount of coffee for the week?

A jacket costs $40 at the store. Max pays only 0.7 of the price because his father works at the store. Evan has a coupon for $10 off. Who will pay less and how much less?

Marco spent $17.18 on tomatoes. Then he spent three times as much on peppers. How much did he spend on tomatoes and peppers?

Sam can ride his bike 4.5 kilometers in 9 minutes and Amanda can ride her bike 3.6 kilometers in 6 minutes. Who might go farther in 1 minutes and by how much?

Marvyn worked for 3 days. He earned $87.20 each day. He uses his earning to buy four chairs. If he has no money left over, what is the cost of each chair?

Mrs. Gonzales decorated the perimeter of her rectangular bulletin board with ribbon. She cuts a ribbon 3.72 yards long in half to decorate the top and the bottom. She cuts a ribbon 2.6 yards long in half to decorate the two sides. How much shorter is one side ribbon than the top ribbon?

Tamika bought 6 fish at the pet store for a total of $7.26. If two of the fish together cost $4.10, and each of the other four fish had the same cost, how much was each remaining fish?

Last weekend, Beatrice walked her poodle  $\frac{2}{3}$  mile on Saturday and  $\frac{5}{6}$  mile on Sunday. Fiona walked her beagle  $\frac{1}{3}$  mile on Saturday and  $\frac{1}{2}$  mile on Sunday. How much farther did the poodle walk last weekend than the beagle? 

Sara and Jon each ordered a medium pizza. Sara ate  $\frac{3}{8}$  of her pizza for lunch and  $\frac{1}{4}$  for a snack. Jon ate  $\frac{1}{2}$  of his pizza for lunch and  $\frac{1}{4}$  for a snack. How much more pizza did Jon eat?

On field day,  $\frac{1}{10}$ of the students in Mrs. Brown's class competed in jumping events,  $\frac{3}{5}$  of the students competed in running events, and  $\frac{1}{10}$  competed in throwing events. What part of Mrs. Brown's class did not compete in jumping, running, or throwing events?  

At Trace State Park in Mississippi, there is a 40-mile mountain bike trail. Tommy rode  $\frac{1}{2}$   of the trail on Saturday and  $\frac{1}{5}$  on Sunday. How many miles did Tommy ride over the weekend?

Amanda picked  $\frac{3}{5}$  pound of blueberries at her local farm yesterday. She used  $\frac{3}{8}$  pound of blueberries. Today she picked  $\frac{4}{5}$  pound of blueberries. About how many pounds of blueberries does Amanda have now?

Michaela has  $\frac{11}{12}$  yard of orange fabric and  $\frac{7}{8}$  yard of green fabric. She uses  $\frac{1}{2}$  yard of each color for her sewing project. About how much fabric does Michaela have left if she combines the two colors?

Dustin buys  $\frac{9}{10}$  yard of striped fabric. He uses  $\frac{3}{8}$  yard. He buys  $\frac{7}{8}$  yard more. About how much fabric does Dustin have now?

On Friday,  $\frac{1}{6}$  of band practice was spent trying on uniforms. The band spent  $\frac{1}{4}$  of practice on marching. What fraction of practice time was left for playing music?

Mr. Carter owned a ranch with 7 $\frac{1}{4}$  acres. Last year, he bought 3 $\frac{1}{5}$  acres of land form his neighbor. Then he sold 2 $\frac{1}{4}$  acres. How many acres does Mr. Carter own now?

This week, Maddie worked 2 $\frac{1}{2}$  hours on Monday, 2 $\frac{2}{3}$  hours on Tuesday, and 3 $\frac{1}{4}$  hours on Wednesday. How many more hours will Maddie need to work this week to make her goal of 10 $\frac{1}{2}$  hours a week?

Amy has 25 different hair ribbons. She bought 4 of them in a store, but she made the rest herself. Of the hair ribbons she made,  $\frac{1}{3}$  have sparkles on them. How many hair ribbons with sparkles did Amy make?

The members of the parents' association are making 6 batches of brownies and 12 batches of fruit bars for the bake sale. They need  $\frac{1}{2}$  cup of sugar for each batch. How much sugar do they need?

Natalie had 64 beads. She used 24 beads to make a bracelet. She used  $\frac{7}{8}$  of the remaining beads to make a necklace. How many beads does Natalie have left?

Josh bought 4 small spinach pies to his baseball team party. At the end of the party,  $\frac{3}{5}$  of each pie was left. If Josh gave 2 whole pies away, what part of a pie did he have left to take home?

Kiesha brought 3 loaves of cornbread to a football party.  $\frac{5}{12}$  of each loaf was eaten. If Kiesha gave 1 whole loaf of the leftover bread to the party hosts, what part of a load did she have left to take home?

Jamie divided 8 by  $\frac{1}{2}$ , and then multiplied that answer by  $\frac{1}{4}$ . What was her final answer?  

The slowest mammal is the three-toed sloth. The top speed of a three-toed sloth on the ground is about  $\frac{1}{4}$  foot per second. The top speed of a giant tortoise on the ground is about  $\frac{1}{3}$  foot per second. How much longer would it take a three-toed sloth than a giant tortoise to travel 10 feet on the ground?

Five people are going to share  $\frac{1}{4}$  gallon of juice. After the juice is poured equally, Sheila gives her glass to Maria. How much juice does Maria have?

Ruby has a collection of 16 stuffed animals. She gives  $\frac{1}{4}$  of her collection to her younger brother. Then she gives half of the remaining animals to her baby sister. How many animals does Ruby give her sister?