Solving Word Problems with Mixed Numbers for Grade 5

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Sarah has 4 3/4 yards of fabric. She uses 2 1/2 yards to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2 1/4 yards

• 2 3/4 yards

• 3 yards

• 1 1/4 yards

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A garden has 5 rows of tomato plants, with each row containing 3 1/2 plants. How many tomato plants are there in total?

• 12

• 17

• 15

• 20

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Tom has 6 1/3 pounds of apples. He wants to divide them equally among 3 friends. How many pounds of apples will each friend receive?

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 2 1/9 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 2 1/2 pounds

A box contains 3 1/4 dozen eggs. If you use 2 dozen eggs for baking, how many eggs are left in the box?

• 5 eggs

• 20 eggs

• 10 eggs

• 15 eggs

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A car travels 2 1/2 miles every day. How far will it travel in 7 days?

• 10 miles

• 14 miles

• 17.5 miles

• 21 miles

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Emma read 1 3/4 books each week for 4 weeks. How many books did she read in total?

• 5

• 7

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 3 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 18

• 30

• 36

• 24

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A recipe requires 1 2/3 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 7 cups

• 8 1/3 cups

• 6 2/3 cups

• 5 cups

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

A farmer has 8 1/2 acres of land. He sells 3 1/4 acres. How much land does he have left?

• 5 1/4 acres

• 7 acres

• 4 1/4 acres

• 6 acres

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2