Topic 9 Word Problems

Kat’s school bag weighs 4 2/8 pounds,

and Jenna’s school bag weighs 3 3/8

pounds. What is the total weight of

both school bags?

James bought 5/6 pound of candy. He

ate 2/6 pound. How much of the

candy is left?

Tom jogged 5/8 of a mile on

Monday. He jogged another 5/8 of a

mile on Tuesday. How many miles did

Tom jog in all?

Adam drank 5 5/6 cups of orange juice. Ed

drank 3 4/6 cups of orange juice. How much

more OJ did Adam drink than Ed?

A recipe calls for 3 2/3 cups of sugar,

but Mya only has a 1/3 cup measuring

cup. How many cups does Mya need

to measure 3 2/3 cups of sugar?

Ryan ordered 4 mini pizzas. Each

pizza was cut into 3 slices. If Ryan

ate 2/3 of a pizza, how much does

he have left?

Bella read for 3 5/6 hours last week.

Her sister Bee read for 23/6 hours

last week. Which girl read more?

A pan of brownies was cut into 17

equal pieces. Mili ate 3 pieces, Minnie

ate 4 pieces, and Mickey ate 3 pieces.

What fraction of the pan of

brownies is left?

Which of the following is NOT a way to decompose 5/6?

Mason ate 2 cupcakes. What is another way to represent this amount?