WORD PROBLEMS INVOLIVNG FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS WORKSHEET

Problem 1 : 

A fruit merchant bought mangoes in bulk. He sold 5/8 of the mangoes. 1/16 of the mangoes were spoiled. 300 mangoes remained with him. How many mangoes did he buy?     Solution

Problem 2 :

A family requires 2 1/2 liters of milk per day. How much milk would family require in a month of 31 days? 

Solution

Problem 3 :

A ream of paper weighs 12 1/2 kg.  What is the weight per quire ?          Solution

Problem 4 :

It was Richard's birthday. He distributed 6 kg of candies to his friends. If he had given 1/8 kg of candies to each friend, how many friends were there ?         Solution

Problem 5 :

Rachel bought a pizza and ate 2/5 of it. If he had given 2/3 of the remaining to his friend, what fraction of the original pizza will be remaining now ?       Solution

Problem 6 :

Linda walked 2 1/3 miles on the first day and 3 2/5 miles on the next day. How many miles did she walk in all ? 

Solution

Problem 7 :

David ate 2 1/7 pizzas and he gave 1 3/14  pizzas to his mother. How many pizzas did David have initially ?

Solution

Problem 8 :

Mr. A has 3 2/3 acres of land. He gave 1 1/4 acres of land to his friend. How many acres of land does Mr. A have now ?          Solution

Problem 9 :

Lily added 3 1/3 cups of walnuts to a batch of trail mix. Later she added 1 1/3 cups of almonds. How many cups of nuts did Lily put in the trail mix in all?          Solution

Problem 10 :

In the first hockey games of the year, Rodayo played 1 1/2 periods and 1 3/4 periods. How many periods in all did he play ?           Solution

Problem 11 :

In the first hockey games of the year, Rodayo played 1 1/2 periods and 1 3/4 periods. How many periods in all did he play ?     Solution

Problem 12 :

A bag can hold 1 1/2 pounds of flour. If Mimi has 7 1/2 pounds of flour, then how many bags of flour can Mimi make ?           Solution

Problem 13 :

Jack and John went fishing Jack caught 3 3/4 kg of fish and while John  caught 2 1/5 kg of fish. What is the total weight of the fish they caught?     Solution

Problem 14 :

Amy has 3 1/2 bottles in her refrigerator. She used 3/5 bottle in the morning 1 1/4 bottle in the afternoon. How many bottles of milk does Amy have left over ?

Solution

Problem 15 :

A tank has 82 3/4 liters of water. 24 4/5 liters of water were used and the tank was filled with another 18 3/4 liters. What is the final volume of the water in the tank ?

Solution

Problem 16 :

A trader prepared 21 1/2 liters of lemonade. At the end of the day he had 2 5/8 liters left over. How many liters of lemonade was sold by the Trader?          Solution

Problem 17 : 

Brad’s class collected 320 cans of food. They boxed them in boxes of 40 cans each. How many boxes did they need ?

Solution

Problem 18 : 

Mr. Brown plowed 6 acres in 1 hour. At this rate, how long will it take him to plow 21 acres ?        Solution

Problem 19 : 

Lucy’s youth group raised $1,569 for charity. They decided to split the money evenly among 3 charities. How much will each charity receive ?         Solution

Problem 20 : 

Susan traveled 285 miles in 5 hours. Find her speed in miles per hour.         Solution

Problem 21 : 

A flight from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles took 5 hours and covered 3,060 miles. What was the plane’s average speed ?          Solution

Problem 7 : 

If 8.5 lbs of sea food costs $157.25, find the cost of 1 lb of sea food.               Solution

Problem 8 : 

If Jeff burns 1750 calories in 3.5 hours of bicycling, how many calories does he burn in per hour ?              Solution

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