Multi Step Fraction and Decimal Word Problems

Which decimal represents the unshaded part of this figure?

• 0.04

• 0.4

• 4.0

• 40.0

Lisa bought the pizza shown above for lunch, which was cut into 10 equal slices. What percentage of the pizza did Lisa eat if she had three slices?

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

15 How many inches were cut?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Sophie went to the lake with her family. First, they spent 1 1/4 hours fishing. Then, they spent twice as much time swimming. How much time did they spend fishing and swimming in all?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Renee had $300.  She spent 1/3 of her money on shoes and 25% of the remainder on shirts. How much money is she left with?

• $150

• $125

• $175

• $50

A 0.5-pound bunch of bananas costs $0.22 and 1 pound of oranges cost $2.39. If a person has $20, which expression could be used to determine how much change the person would get after purchasing the 0.5-pound bunch of bananas and 3.25 pounds of oranges?

• 20 - 0.22 + (2.39 × 3.25)

• 0.22 + (2.39 × 3.25) - 20

• 20 - [0.22 + (3.25 × 2.39)]

• 0.22 + (0.5 × 3.25) - 20

A shopkeeper has one large bag of flour that weighs 15 pounds.  She scoops out smaller amounts and puts it in 1.065 pound bags.  If she sells 8 of the smaller bags of flour, how many pounds of flour will she have left?

• 6.48 pounds

• 8.52 pounds

• 9.065 pounds

• 6.935 pounds

Kelly made fruit punch to serve at a party for her chess team. She mixed 1 2/5 liters of cranberry juice and 1 3/5 liters of pineapple juice together. Then, she split the fruit punch evenly among 9 glasses. How much fruit punch did Kelly pour into each glass?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Paul runs a small farm. After the last harvest, he weighed the amount of squash he collected. He had 42.2 total pounds of green and yellow squash. If yellow squash made up 1/5 of the harvest by weight, how many pounds of green squash did he have? Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

David has 3 1/2 cups of blueberries. He uses 1/4 of a cup of blueberries to make a breakfast smoothie. He uses 1/2 of the remaining blueberries to make blueberry pancakes. How many cups of blueberries does he use for the pancakes?

Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.