Add and Subtract Fractions and Decimals in Word Problems

A store had 15.75 pounds of apples and sold 8.25 pounds. How many pounds of apples are left?

• 7.5 pounds

• 5.75 pounds

• 10.25 pounds

• 12.5 pounds

A bookshelf had 18.25 books and 5.5 books were taken. How many books are left?

• 15.5

• 23.75

• 10.25

• 12.75

Lola had 1/4 of a pan of brownies and Daisy had 2/3 of a pan of brownies. How much do they have altogether?

• 5/12 of a pan

• 3/7 of a pan

• 11/12 of a pan

• 7/8 of a pan

Lala had 2/3 of a pan of brownies, but Daisy ate 2/5 of a pan of brownies. How much is left?

• 5/12 of a pan

• 0/2 of a pan

• 2/15 of a pan

• 4/15 of a pan

Applying Operations on Fractions in Word Problems: If John ate 3/8 of a pizza and Mary ate 1/4 of the same pizza, what fraction of the pizza was eaten in total?

• 3/4

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/2

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds

• 2.05 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 25.0 pounds

Emily bought the following amounts of fruit at a fruit stand:

0.75 pounds of grapes

0.5 pounds of bananas

1.25 pounds of apples

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds

• 2.05 pounds

• 2.50 pounds

• 25.0 pounds

If you subtract 1 5/8 from 2 3/4, what is the result?

• 1 3/8

• 2 2/3

• 1 7/12

• 1 1/8

5/10 + 2/100

• 52/100

• 7/100

• 7/10

• 10/100

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

• 7/10 miles

• 3/10 miles

• 3 miles

• 3/5 miles