December 23rd, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: ______________
Directions: Solve each problem. Reduce each fraction to lowest terms.

1. Mike and his partner have to unload a truck carrying 2000 pounds of sand. They have already unloaded 400 pounds of sand.
    a. How many more pounds are left to unload?

    b. What fraction of the sand have they unloaded already?

    c. What fraction of the sand do they have left to unload?

2. The Spartans played 15 football games, and they lost 6.

    a. How many games did they win?

    b. What fraction of the games did they lose?

    c. What fraction of the games did they win?

3. Jim weighed 225 pounds. he dieted and lost 50 pounds.

    a. How much did Jim weigh at the end of the diet?

    b. What fraction of Jim's original weight did he lose?

    c. Jim's new weight is what fraction of his original weight?

December 22nd, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: _____________________
Directions: Solve each problem. Then reduce each fraction to lowest terms!

1) Robert made a down payment of $600 on a used car. He owes another $1800. 
    a. What was the total price of the car?
    
    b. The down payment was what fraction of the price?

    c. The amount ? Robert owes is what fraction of the price?

2) Margie sold 24 tickets for a raffle for her neighborhood center. She has 36 tickets left to sell.
    a. How many tickets did she have to sell altogether?

    b. What fraction of the tickets has she sold so far?

    c. What fraction does she have left to sell?

3) Gail works 8 hours each day. On Thursday she worked 6 hours before she went to lunch.
    a. How many hours did Gail have to work after lunch?

    b. What fraction of the workday did Gail complete before she      went to lunch?

    c. What fraction of the workday did Gail have left to complete after she got back from lunch?

4) The monthly food budget for the Chavez family is $320. They have already spent $240 of their food budget?

    a. How much is left in the food budget for the month?

    b. What fraction of the food budget have the Chavez family spent? 

    c. What fraction of the food budget is left for the month?

December 19th, 2014

Name: __________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Change each fraction or mixed number to a decimal or change each decimal to a fraction.

1) 3&25/100_______


2) 3/4_______


3) .10______


4) 5&7/100______


5) 5/10______


6) .55______


7) .09______


8) 12&33/100_______


9) 3.12_______


10) 89/100_______ 

December 18th, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write each mixed number as an improper fraction.

1. 3&2/5 _______


2. 6&1/4 _______


3. 2&1/12 ______


4. 2&7/9 ______

Write each improper fraction as a mixed number or whole number.

5. 12/5 ______


6. 27/9 ______


7. 32/3 ______


8. 20/12 ______

December 17th, 2014

Name: ________________________________
Date: ____________________
Directions: Using the information in each statement answer the three questions that follow. Write your answers as a fraction when requested to do so. 

1. There are 11 women and 9 men in Julie's night class. 
    a) How many students are in the class?
    b) What fraction of the class is women?
    c) What fraction of the class is men?

2. The Miller's have two sons and three daughters.
    a) How many children do the Millers have?
    b) Boys make up what fraction of the children?
    c) Girls make up what fraction of the children?

3. The Hawks won 18 basketball games and lost 9.
    a) How many games did the Hawks play?
    b) What fraction of the games did they win?
    c) What fraction of the games did they lose?

4. The main floor of the the town theater has 450 seats, and the balcony has 150 seats.
    a) How many seats are in the theater?
    b) The main-floor seats are what fraction of the total?
    c) The balcony seats are what fraction of the total?

December 16th, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write a fraction for each of the parts described.

1. There are 12 months in a year. What fraction of a year is 3 months?

2. There are 4 cups in a quart. What fraction of a quart is 1 cup?

3. There are 36 inches in a yard. What fraction is 25 inches?

4. There are 3 feet in a yard. What fraction on a yard is 2 feet?

5. There are 10 dimes in a dollar. What fraction of a dollar is 9 dimes?

6. There are 60 minutes in a hour. What fraction of an hour is 42 minutes?

7. There are 24 hours in a day. What fraction of a day is 17 hours?

8. There are 12 eggs in a dozen. What fraction of a dozen is 12 eggs?

December 15th, 2014

Name: _________________________________
Date: ________________
Directions: Calculate and solve. Use the information given to find your answers.

1. A puppy weighs 10&1/4 pounds. It weighed 7&3/4 pounds last week. How much weight has it gained.

2. Vijay worked for 3&1/2 hours. Sita worked for 8 hours. How much longer did Sita work than Vijay?

3. Cal ran the first race in 11&4/10 seconds and the next race in 12&6/10 seconds. How long did he run in both races?

4. Mrs. Webster bought 12 yards of rope. She used only 7&1/3 yards. How much rope did she have left over?

December 12th, 2014

Name: _____________________________
Date: ___________________
Directions: Solve each equation by either adding or subtracting the given fractions.  

1. Eva rode her bike 5/10 of a mile to Ed's house and then 3/10 of a mile to Kay's house. How far did she ride in all?

2. In July it rained 7/8 of an inch. In August it rained 5/8 of an inch. How much more did it rain in July?

3. Curt spent 3/10 of his money on food and 3/10 on clothes. What part of his money did he spend on these things?

4. Bill practiced piano 3/4 of an hour. Jill practiced 1/4 of an hour. How much longer did Bill practice than Jill. 

December 11th, 2014

Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the question presented.

1. Patty Jogs every other day to keep in shape. On Monday she jogged 2.3 miles, on Wednesday she jogged 3.5 miles, on Friday she jogged 4.4 miles. How many miles did she jog altogether?


2. Max says that the elapsed time from 11:55 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. is more than an hour and a half. Is he correct? Explain.


3. Gary began eating lunch at 12:17 p.m. and finished at 1:01 p.m. Which is the elapsed time?

A. 41 minutes       B. 42 minutes       C. 43 minutes     D. 44 minutes

4. Ella went in the swimming pool at 1:20 p.m. She swam for 1hour and 20 minutes. What time was it when she finished swimming


  

December 10th, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Write the amount of time that has passed from the start time to the finish time.

1. Start: 3:52 p.m.
    Finish: 4:10 p.m.

2. Start: 11:35 a.m.
    Finish: 12:25 p.m.

3. Start: 3:15 p.m.
    Finish: 5:00 p.m.

4. Start: 8:20 a.m.
    Finish: 2:35 p.m.

December 9th, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Using the fractions below first place them in the proper order from least to greatest value. Then use them to answer the remaining questions.

1)  3/6    5/6     1/6      4/6      2/6       6/6


2) Write these fractions in order from greatest to least value.


3) Which fraction above has a value of 1/2?


4) Which fractions from the above list have a value of more than half?

5) Which fractions from the above list have of a value of less than half?

6) Which fraction from the above list has a value of one?

December 8th, 2014

Name: ___________________________
Date: ________________
Directions: Calculate then solve. Be sure to show your work!

1. Two years ago, John was 108 centimeter tall. Now, he is 123 centimeters tall. How many centimeters has John grown?


2. On her last birthday, Joan weighed 22.55 kg. In one year, she gained 6.44 kg. How much does she weigh now?


3. Maxine weighed 68.62 kg before she started her diet. She now weighs 56.57 kg. How many kilograms did she lose?


4. Frank bought a puppy that weighed 3 and 1/4 pounds. Over the next four weeks the puppy gained 1/4 pound each week. How much did the puppy weigh at the end of the four weeks?

December 5th, 2014

Name: _______________________________
Date: __________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. John decided to make extra money cutting down dead trees. The chain saw uses 3/4 of a gallon of gasoline in 1 hour. If he runs it for 4 hours how much gas would he use?

2. Carl's new puppy weighs 5 pounds. If she gains 5 pounds a month over the next 12 months how much will she weigh?

3. Jen is paid $7.50 an hour to work at the grocery store. If she works 25 hours a week how much will she get paid?

4. Sara rides her bike to school 5 days a week. She rides 5 and 1/4 miles there and back. How many miles does she ride a week?   

December 4th, 2014

Name: ______________________________
Date: ___________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the question presented.

1. Jem jogs every other day to keep in shape. On Monday he jogged 2 and 3/10 miles, on Wednesday he jogged 2 and 5/10 miles, and Friday he jogged 2 and 2/10 miles. How many miles did he jog for the week?

2. Scout walks back and forth to school 5 days a week. Each way is 1/2 of a mile. How far does she walk in a week?

3. In Maycomb County in July it rained 1 and 5/10 inches. In August rained 2 and 9/10 inches. How much more did it rain In August than in July.

4. Jem painted 5/6 of a large fence. He is only able to paint 1/6 of the fence a day. How long will did it take him to paint the fence?

December 3rd, 2014

Name: ____________________________
Date: _________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. A small airplane averaged 100 miles per hour for 2 and 1/2 hours. How far did the plane travel during this period of time?

2. Atticus Finche's car can travel 10 and 1/2 miles on l gallon of gasoline. How far can his car travel on 2 gallons of gasoline?

3. Jem, Scout, and Dill act out stories for 1 and 1/2 hours a day. If they do this for 5 days how many hours do they act out stories?

4. Atticus and Jem play chess on a board that is made up of 8 rows of 2 inch squares. How long is each side of this chess board?

December 2nd, 2014

Name: _________________________________
Date: ____________________
Directions: Solve the problems below. Think through each word problem carefully and then answer the questions presented.

1. Scout finds a piece of wood that is 11&3/4 feet long. She takes a saw and cuts off 6&1/4 feet of it. How long is the piece of wood after she does this?

2. The Radley property has a fence that is 60&9/12 feet long. He needs to replace 25&6/12 feet of it. How much of the fence does he not have to replace?

3. Jem walked 1&1/8 miles on Monday. He then walked 1&1/8 miles on Tuesday. On Wednesday he walked 1&4/8 miles. How many miles did Jem walk altogether?

4. Atticus worked 10&3/4 hours on Tuesday and 8&1/4 hours on Thursday. How many more hours did he work on Tuesday than on Thursday?