Math Mod 3 Word Problems

Question 1

Sue bought 8 3/10 yds of ribbon.She used 1 2/5 yds for a bow & 2 1/3 yds to tie a gift. How many yds does she have left?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 2

I spent 1/4 of my $ on a pen, 3/5 of my $ on a pencil & the rest on candy. What fraction of my $ did I spend on candy?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 3

We had 13 2/5 gal of punch made from 8 3/4 gal of iced tea and some lemonade. How much lemonade did we use in the punch?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

String A is 2/5 ft long. String B is 3/4 ft long and String C is 1/6 ft long. How long are all 3 strings together?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 5

Ned made 3/8 oz of slime & Moe gave him 2/3 oz more. He wants to have 2 1/4 oz. How many more oz of slime does he need?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 6

After Dan used some flour to make bread, he had 3 1/2 lbs of flour left in the 5 lb bag. How much flour had he used?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 7

Leo has 5/8 oz of chocolate. He has 1/5 oz less than Felix. How many oz of chocolate do they have together?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 8

I put 3 bags of dog food into a container. 2 bags were 5/6 kg each. The other bag had 3/4 kg. What was the total weight?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 9

Noah made 12 3/4 gal of chili for a party. 7 1/4 gal was mild and the rest was spicy. How many gal of chili were spicy?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 10

I bought some paint. I used 2 1/4 gl to paint a shed, 3/5 gl for a door. I had 1/2 gl left. How much paint had I bought?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 11

Sam has 1 liter of juice in the fridge. He drank 1/2 liter for breakfast and 1/5 liter for lunch. How much o.j. is left?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 12

Ann had to run for 6 1/2 hrs. She ran for 1 1/4 hrs on Fri and 2 2/3 hrs on Sat. How much longer does she need to run?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 13

Max had to read 15 1/2 pgs of his book. After reading 4 1/3 pgs he took a break.How many pgs does he have left to read?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 14

A farmer uses 1/6 of his field for corn, 1/4 for beans and the rest for wheat. How much of the field was used for wheat?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 15

Fred went to the movies & spent 2/5 of his $ on popcorn & 3/7 of his $ on a ticket. How much of his $ did he spend?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 16

String A is 4 1/2 ft long It is 1 2/3 ft longer than String B. How long are both strings together?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 17

Linda picked 3/10 kg of cherries. She picked 1/5 kg less than Kim. How many kgs of cherries did they pick together?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 18

Ben made 3/8 kg of fudge & got 1/6 kg more from his friend. He needs 1 1/2kg. How much more fudge does he need to make?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 19

Recipe for punch: 3/4 gal. Hi-C, 2/3 gal., 7-Up and 1/2 gal. lemonade. How much punch does this recipe make?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 20

Joe runs 1/2 mile on Monday. On Tuesday, he runs 1/5 mile farther than he ran on Monday. How far did he run altogether?

Accepted Answer

D

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