WorksheetsDecimals and Fractions Word Problemds
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
Helen had 4.82 m of string. She used 2.39 m of it to tie a package. How much string did she have left?
2.18 m
2.34 m
2.43 m
7.21 m
At a childcare centre, the children cut straws into 4.5 cm strips to make a necklace. Kyra used 9 such pieces. How long was the necklace she made?
4.5 cm
4.005 cm
40.5 cm
0.405 cm
In a charity run, each team of 4 runners has to complete a total distance of 3.4 km. What distance does each runner have to run so that every member runs the same distance?
0.85 km
0.87 km
8.75 km
87.5 km
An artist is painting a mural on the wall of the community centre. He mixes 3.67 litres of blue paint with 1.86 litres of red paint to get violet paint. How many litres of violet paint does he get?
1.08 litres
1.81 litres
5.23 litres
5.53 litres
Connie did a study on footsteps. She found that she took 8 steps to cover a distance of 5.84 m. What distance did she cover in 1 step?
0.72 m
0.73 m
7.2 m
7.3 m
Olivia and Tom bought packets of chocolates. Olivia bought 1 packet and Tom bought 3 packets. Each packet cost $4.85. How much more did Tom spend than Olivia?
$0.97
$4.85
$9.70
$14.55
Effendi bought 2 soccer balls for $38.55 each. He paid for them using a $100 note. How much change did he get?
$20.90
$21.90
$22.90
$23.90
7 kg of potatoes cost $16.10. Mrs Lim only wants half a kilogram of potatoes. How much does half a kilogram cost?
$1.10
$1.15
$2.30
$8.05
At a rock climbing facility, the height of the adults' wall is 15.39 m and the height of the children's wall is 9.52 m. How much taller is the adults' wall than the children's wall?
5.78 m
5.8 m
5.87 m
24.91 m
During a recent illness, Benny had to take medicine in the form of a syrup. Each day for the whole week, he took 15.5 ml of medicine. How much medicine did he take during that week?
1.08 ml
10.85 ml
108.5 ml
1085 ml
There was 152.5 g of ice cream left in a tub in the fridge. Bob bought a new 500 g tub of ice cream and shared all the ice cream with 4 of his friends. How much ice cream did each of them have?
52.5 g
130.5 g
131.5 g
132.5 g
A tin of chocolate powder weighed 4.57 kg. A volunteer had 9 such tins to load onto a truck for delivery to an orphanage. He completed the loading in 3 rounds. How much weight did he carry in each round?
13.71 kg
15.75 kg
20.56 kg
41.13 kg
A shirt cost $48.50 and a belt cost $22.95. Ravi bought
3 such shirts and a belt. How much did he spend altogether?
$71.45
$117.35
$145.50
$168.45
Ms. SIkes paid a total of $95.40 for a 12 month magazine subscription. She paid the same amount each month. What amount did Ms. Sikes pay each month?
$7.95
$7.96
$1,144.80
$107.40
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Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
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A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
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Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
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There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
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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?
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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?
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A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food. Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food. How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
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Diana practices the piano for 3 hours each week. She practices 1/2 hour on each of the days she practices. How many days does Diana practice each week?
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Mario is making brownies. Four-fifths of the brownies have walnuts on them. One-half of the brownies with walnuts also have peanut butter in them. What fraction of the brownies have walnuts and peanut butter?
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A farmer mows 1/5 of an acre each day. If his property has 3 acres, how many days will it take to mow it all?
