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Add Subtract Multiply and Divide Word Problems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Eddie has 15\frac{1}{5} cup of fruit punch. He pours the same amount into each of the 3 cups on the counter. Select the expressions that represent the fraction of juice in each cup. 

a)

Add 

b)

Subtract 

c)

Divide 

d)

Multiply 

2.

A batch muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

3.

Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

4.

Solve this problem:
Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

a)

1/5

b)

4/15

c)

14/15

d)

1 and 4/5

5.

Aiden mowed 1/3 of the lawn and stopped to drink a glass of water. He then mowed 1/6 of the lawn before running out of gas. How much of the lawn did he mow?

Write your answer in its simplest form.

a)

1/2

b)

3/6

c)

1/6

d)

2/9

6.

Elijah bought a Bamboo plant that was 4 1/2 feet high. When he got it home, he cut 3 1/6 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after he cut it down?

a)

1 1/3 feet

b)

7 2/3 feet

c)

12 1/12 feet

d)

1 2/3 feet

7.

After your birthday party there is 2/3 of the cake leftover. If you want to give 1/2 to your grandma, how much of the cake would that be?

a)

3/6

b)

3/4

c)

2/3

d)

1/3

8.

Noe jogged 4/5 miles on Monday and 1/10 miles on Tuesday. What is the difference between those two distances?

a)

7/10 miles

b)

3/10 miles

c)

3 miles

d)

3/5 miles

9.

3/9 pan of brownies are on the counter. You decide to eat 1/3 of them. How much of the pan of brownies did you eat? How much was leftover after you ate it?

a)

1/9 and 2/6

b)

0 and 3/9

c)

1/9 and 2/9

d)

1/9 and 0

10.

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn.

Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn.

How much popcorn did they have altogether?

a)

3/11

b)

3/8

c)

3/24

d)

19/24

11.

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

12.

At the local Aquarium 8/10 of the animals are mammals. Of the mammals, 2/5 are Dolphins. What fraction of the mammals at the Aquarium are Dolphins? What operation should you do?

a)

Divide

b)

Multiply

c)

Add

d)

Subtract

13.

An acre has 208.7 square feet. How many square feet are in 2 1/2 acres? What operation should you perform?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Add

d)

Subtract

14.

Bill paid $32.50 for 4 fishing rods. How much did bill pay per fishing rod? What operation should be performed?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

15.

One serving of cheese enchiladas uses 1.5 ounces of cheese. The entire pan of enchiladas uses 12.75 ounces. How many servings are in the pan? What operation do you need to perform?

a)

Multiply

b)

Divide

c)

Add

d)

Subtract