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An aquarium has exhibits that feature different marine animals.

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1. of the staff are male. of the staff works part time at the
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aquarium. What fraction of the staff is female?

2. The sharks are fed three times a day. During the morning
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feeding, of a ton of fish is fed. During the afternoon feeding,
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1
the weight of fish fed will be of a ton more than the fish fed
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1
during the morning. If the total weight of fish fed in a day is of
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a ton, how much is fed during the feeding at night?

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3. A baby otter was born of a month early. At birth, its weight
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was kilograms, which is kilogram less than the average
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weight of newborn otter in the aquarium. What is the average
weight of newborn otter?

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4. The penguin nursery is open two times a day: hour at noon
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and hour in the afternoon. How much time is the penguin
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nursery open every day?

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5. Two kinds of fish can be found in a small tank that is 5 feet
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long. The blue fish is feet long and the orange fish is feet
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long. How much longer is the orange fish?

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6. An octopus weighed kilograms. After two weeks, its weight
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was increased by kilograms. But afterwards, it lost kilograms
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in weight as it was sick. What is its current weight?

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Answers
5 3
1. 1− =
8 8
3
of the staff are female.
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1 2 2 1 1 5 15 10 5 1
2. −( + + ) = 2 − 15 = 30 − 30 = 30 =
2 15 15 15 6
1
ton of fish is fed during the feeding at night.
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7 9 31
3. + =1
8 10 40
31
The average weight of newborn otter is 1 kilograms.
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2 5 1
4. + =1
3 12 12
1
The penguin nursery opens 1 hours.
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7 2 17
5. − =
10 15 30
17
The orange fish is feet longer than the blue fish.
30

5 3 1 14
6. + − =
6 10 5 15
14
The current weight of the octopus is kilograms.
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Fraction word problems
Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet

Emily works at the coffee shop.

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1. The coffee cups can hold of a pint of liquid. If Emily pours of
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a pint of coffee into a cup, how much milk can a customer
add?

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2. The capacity of the two milk pitchers on the counter is liter
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3
each. One pitcher has of a liter of milk in it and the other
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pitcher has of a liter milk in it. How much milk is there
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altogether?

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3. Each large cookie is oz and each small cookie is oz. What is
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the total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie?

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4. The coffee shop also sells small bags of coffee beans. The bags
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come in two sizes: kilogram and kilogram. How much more
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coffee does the bigger bag have?

5. There were two cheesecakes in the fridge. The first cheesecake

was cut into 16 slices and there are 3 slices left. The other
cheesecake was cut into 10 slices and 4 slices were sold. How
much cake is left in the fridge?

6. There is a bag of sugar in the storage room. The bag contained

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kilograms of sugar. The chef filled up an empty can with
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3
kilogram of sugar and then used of a kilogram of sugar for a
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cake. How much sugar was left in the bag?

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Answers
7 2 7 6 1
1. − = − =
9 3 9 9 9
1
The customer can put in of a pint of milk in the cup.
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3 5 19
2. + =
8 12 24
19
There is of a liter of milk altogether.
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5 5 4 1
3. + + =2
6 6 9 9
1
The total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie is 2 oz.
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4 7 13
4. − =
5 12 60
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The bigger bag has kilogram more coffee beans than the smaller
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bag.
3 6 63
5. + =
16 10 80
63
There is of a cheesecake left in the fridge.
80

4 1 3 11
6. − − =
5 10 20 20
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kilograms of sugar were left in the bag.
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Fraction word problems
Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet

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1. Jack spent of an hour biking and of an hour jogging.
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1
Afterwards, he swam for of an hour. How much time did Jack
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exercise before he went swimming?

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2. To stay healthy, Emily decided to walk for mile every day. She
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2 1
walked mile to work and walked mile at lunchtime. How
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much more does she need to walk after dinner if she wants to
meet her target distance?

3. Olivia is an athlete. During training this morning, she ran three

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laps. It took her minute to finish the first lap. The second lap
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1
took her more minutes than the first lap. The third lap took her
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1
less minutes than the second lap. How much time did it take
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her to finish the third lap?

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4. Kyle is a basketball player. His bottle was full at the beginning of
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the game. At the end of the first quarter, he drank of the
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bottle. A coach filled up his bottle for him during the second
quarter. At the end of second quarter, he drank some more
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water and left only of water in the bottle. How much water
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did he drink during the first half of the game?

5. Emma is a professional cyclist. For the past year, she has been
practicing to ride as far as she can in a minute. At the
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beginning of the year, her personal record was of a kilometer
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in one minute. After six months, she improved her record by
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of a kilometer. After a year, she further improved her record by
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of a kilometer. What is her best record?
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6. A football team was training for four hours. During the first hour,
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they practiced for of an hour. During the second hour, they
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2
practiced for of an hour. During the last two hours, they first
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practiced for of an hour, took a hour break and then
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practiced the rest of the time. How much time did they spend
practicing in total?

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Answers
3 5 7
1. + =1
4 6 12
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Before he went swimming, he exercised for 1 hours.
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4 2 1 3
2. − − =
5 5 4 20
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She needs to walk another of a mile to meet her target distance.
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5 1 1 49
3. + − =
6 12 10 60
49
It took her minute (or 49 seconds) to finish running the third lap.
60

5 2 11
4. + (1 − ) = 1
7 5 35
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Kyle drank 1 bottle of water during the first half of the game.
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5 1 1 59
5. + + =
6 15 12 60
59
Her best record is 60 kilometer in one minute.

5 2 1 19
6. + + (2 − ) = 2
8 3 2 24
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The team spent 2 hours practicing.
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Fraction word problems
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1. Oliver took hours to travel from his house to his office. After 8
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hours of work, he travelled hours from his office to his house.
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How long altogether did Oliver travel on that day?

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2. On the first week, the company accountant completed of
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the company’s annual financial reports which needed to be
finished within 3 weeks. During the second week, she
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completed another of the financial reports. What fraction of
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the financial reports did she finish during the first and second
weeks? What fraction of the financial reports does she still need
to finish in the third week?

3. Oliver gave an urgent task to his 2 assistants,

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Olivia, and Lucy. Olivia finished the task in
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hours. Lucy finished the same work in hours.
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Who worked longer? How many hours longer?

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4. Oliver had an out-of-town company trip last week. Before the
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trip, he noticed that his car was full of gasoline. After the trip,
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the gas tank was full. What fraction of the gasoline in the car
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was used during the trip?

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5. Oliver spent of his salary for food, for the water and electric
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bills and for other expenses. The rest went into his savings.
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What fraction of his salary is used for his expenses? What
fraction of his salary went into his savings?

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6. Mr. Silva owns of the stocks in the company where Oliver
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works. He wants to distribute his company stocks among his 3
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children. He gave of the stocks to his eldest child and of the
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stocks to his youngest child. What part of the stocks will be
given to the second child?

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Answers
7 3 14 15 29 9
1. + = + = or 1 hours or 1 hour and 27 minutes
10 4 20 20 20 20
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Oliver travelled 1 hours that day.
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2 2 2 6 8
2. + = + =
9 3 9 9 9
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of the company’s annual financial reports were completed in weeks
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1 and 2.
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(One whole) – =
9 9 9
1
The accountant still needs to complete of the company’s annual
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financial reports during the third week.
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3. >
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6 5 36 25 11
– = – = or 22 minutes
5 6 30 30 30
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Lucy worked hours longer than Olivia.
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3 2 27 8 19
4. – = – =
4 9 36 36 36
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of the gasoline was used.
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1 1 1 6 3 2 11
5. + + = + + =
3 6 9 18 18 18 18
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of his salary pays for his expenses.
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18 11 7
(One whole) – =
18 18 18
7
of his salary went into his savings.
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4 3 1 4 11 16 11 5 1
6. –( + )= – = – = or
5 10 4 5 20 20 20 20 4
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of the stocks will be given to his second child.
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It is harvest season at Joe’s Farm.

1. He has two pumpkin fields and the total area of the two
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pumpkin fields is 3 acres. The big field yield 3 tons of
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pumpkins and the small 2 tons of pumpkins. What is the total
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yield of pumpkins?

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2. The biggest zucchini from Joe’s farm is 2 pounds, which is 1
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pound more than the average weight of zucchinis from his
farm. What is the average weight of zucchinis from his farm?

3. Farm Joe ordered 3 bags of soil last month. Each bag weighed
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4 kilograms. He used the first bag in a week. At the end of this
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3
month, there were 2 kilograms of soil left in the second bag
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and kilograms of soil left in the third bag. How much soil was
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used in this month?

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4. Last month, the price of one pound of carrots was $ 2 and Joe
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sold 12 pounds of carrots. This month, the price has increased
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by $ 1 and Farmer Joe only sold 5 pounds of carrots. What is
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the price of a pound of carrots this month?

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5. There were 24 crates of tomatoes in the barn but 7 crates of
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1
tomatoes were rotten and had to be thrown out. Joe sold 8
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5
crates and canned 7 crates of tomatoes. How many crates of
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tomatoes were left?

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6. The farmer’s market opens for 2 hours in the morning and 3
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hours in the afternoon. How long is the farmer’s market open in
a day?

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Answers
2 1 29
1. 3 +2 =5
5 12 60
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of the staff are female.
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5 1 13
2. 2 −1 =1
8 12 24
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The average weight of zucchinis from his farm is 1 pounds.
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2 2 3 2 7 23
3. 4 + (4 − 2 ) + (4 − ) = 9
5 5 4 5 8 40
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9 kilograms of soil were used this month.
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1 1 3
4. 2 +1 =3
5 10 10
3
The price of a pound of carrots this month is $ 3 .
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1 3 1 5 29
5. 24 − 7 − 8 − 7 =
4 5 3 6 60
29
crate of tomatoes was left.
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1 2 13
6. 2 +3 =5
5 3 15
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The farmer’s market is open 5 in a day.
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Fraction word problems
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Josh had been busy at work last week.

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1. It usually took Josh of an hour to ride his bike to work. But on
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Monday, his bike was broken, so he took the bus to work which
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took of an hour. How much longer was it to take the bus to
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work?

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2. Josh was packing to move to another office. He packed 3
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boxes on Tuesday and 2 boxes on Wednesday. After
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everything was moved to his new office on Wednesday
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afternoon, he only found 4 boxes. How many boxes were
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missing?

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3. Josh had a meeting on Wednesday for 2 hours, which is 1
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hour longer than scheduled. How much time was
scheduled for the meeting?

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4. Josh needed to write 12 documents during the week. By
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Wednesday, he only finished 3 documents. On Thursday, he
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3
finished another 5 documents. If he finished writing all
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documents by Friday, how much did he write on Friday?

5. Everyone at the office was having pizza together on Friday.

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They ordered 2 cheese pizzas and 3 pepperoni pizzas. But
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the pizzeria mixed up their order and delivered 4 pepperoni
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2
pizzas and 1 cheese pizzas. Did they get more or less pizza? By
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how much?

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6. The price of the pizza was $32 and Josh paid $45 to the
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3
delivery person. He gave $5 of change to Josh. How much
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was the delivery charge?

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Answers
5 2 9
1. − =
8 5 40
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Taking the bus to work was of an hour longer.
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2 9 1 1
2. 3 +2 −4 =2
5 10 4 20
1
2 boxes were missing.
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7 1 5
3. 2 −1 =1
8 4 8
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1 hours were scheduled for the meeting.
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1 3 1
4. 12 − 3 − 5 = 3
5 4 20
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He finished 3 documents on Friday.
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1 1 5 10
5. 2 +3 =5 =5
2 3 6 12
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They ordered 5 12 pizzas.

1 2 11
4 +1 =5
4 3 12
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5 pizzas were delivered.
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11 10 1
5 −5 =
12 12 12
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They got of a pizza more than they ordered.
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1 4 7 2
6. 45 − 32 − 5 =7
2 5 10 5
2
The delivery charge was $7 .
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Ashley takes care of her younger sister, Bernice, when her parents go
away for a vacation.

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1. The distance between home and university is 15 miles. Before
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Ashley goes to class, she needs to drop off Bernice at
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elementary school, which is 9 miles away from their home.
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After she drops off Bernice, Ashley bikes 12 miles to the
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university. Compared to going to university directly from home,
how much more does Ashley need to travel if she drops off
Bernice?

2. Ashley worked part-time in the coffee shop down the street.

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Her usual shift is 3 hours per day. But since she needed to go to
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1
pick up Bernice, she left work 1 hours earlier on Thursday and
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Friday. How much did she work on Thursday and Friday?

3. On Saturday, Ashley planned to make pancakes for breakfast.

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To make 1 batches of pancakes, she needs 2 cups of flour.
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There are 5 cups of flour in the kitchen. How much flour was
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left after she made the pancakes?

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4. Ashley squeezed 12 oz of juice into a pitcher that can hold
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14 oz. Bernice poured 5 oz of juice out. How much juice was
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left in the pitcher?

5. Ashley took Bernice to a birthday party. The party was

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scheduled to last for 1 hours but Bernice stayed for of an
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hour more. How long did she stay at the party?

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6. The distance between her home and the airport is 54 miles.
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On Sunday, Ashley drove to the airport to pick up her parents. It
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took her 1 hour to get there and 2 hours to come home. How
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much time did she spend driving to and from the airport?

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Answers
1 1 3 17
1. 12 + 9 − 15 = 5
3 8 4 24
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Ashley needs to travel 5 miles more if she drops off Bernice.
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4 4 1 1 1
2. 3 +3 −1 −1 =5
5 5 4 4 10
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She worked 5 hours on Thursday and Friday.
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1 1 11
3. 5 −2 =2
4 3 12
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2 cups of flour were left after she made the pancakes.
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1 3 1
4. 12 − 5 = 7
2 8 8
1
7 oz of juice was left in the pitcher.
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3 4 11
5. 1 + =2
4 5 20
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Bernice stayed at the party for 2 hours.
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5 1 1
6. 1 +2 =4
6 3 6
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Ashley spent 4 hours driving to and from the airport.
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Fraction word problems
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1. Patricia wanted to increase her weight from 32 kgs to 39 kgs
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3
in 3 months. Through proper exercise and diet, she gained 4
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kgs. What is Patricia’s new weight? How much more does she
need to gain to reach her target weight?

2. As part of their daily exercise, Tom and Jerry were running

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around town. Tom ran 5 km while Jerry ran for 3 km. How
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much farther did Tom run than Jerry?

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3. Last Monday, Carlo biked 2 km from his house to a park and 1
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km from the park to Ace’s house. Due to a traffic jam, he
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went from Ace’s house back to his house using an alternate
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route. He biked a total of 7 km that day. What was the
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distance from his house to Ace’s house on the first route? How
long was the alternate route?

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4. Henry and his 5 friends stopped to rest after 2 hours of hiking
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toward the peak of the mountain. They reached the peak of
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the mountain after 1 hours and had their lunch and took
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1
pictures there for 1 hours. If the entire mountain journey took 6
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7
hours, how long did they take going down the mountain?
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5. Tyrone emptied 1 L of water from his tumbler while exercising
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1
at a gym. He refilled his tumbler with 2 L of water before the
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second session of his exercise. He consumed water from it, and
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he left 1 L of water. How much water did he consume in all?
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6. The school sports coordinator ordered $110 worth of brand-
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1
new balls for volleyball. They got a discount of $25 from a
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promo code after purchasing items worth over $100. How
much did the school sports coordinator pay for the balls?

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Answers
3 3 1
1. 32 + 4 = 37
8 4 8
1
Patricia’s new weight is 37 kgs.
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1 1 3
39 – 37 = 2
2 8 8
3
She still needs to gain 2 kgs to reach her target weight.
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2 7 8
2. 5 –3 =1
3 9 9
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Tom ran 1 farther than Jerry.
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2 1 13
3. 2 +1 =3
7 3 21
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The distance from his house to Ace’s house was 3 km.
21
2 13 1
7 –3 =4
3 21 21
1
The alternate route was 4 km long.
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7 1 1 1 7 4 3
4. 6 – (2 + 1 +1 )=6 –4 =2
8 5 10 2 8 5 40
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They took 2 hours going down the mountain.
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1 1 1 1 1 11
5. 1 + (2 – 1 ) = 1 + 1 =2
2 4 5 2 20 20
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He consumed 2 L of water.
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2 1 7
6. $110 – 25 = $85
3 5 15
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The sports coordinator paid $85 for the balls.
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