Name: ____________________________ Date: _________ Class Period: ___________
Fraction and Decimal Word Problems 
Your task is to choose 4 problems that have point values adding to 20 points.
Turn in your recording sheet before the end of class (for a grade).
2 points each:
1. Gilbert practiced free throws for
5
6
3.
Compare using <, >, or =.
hour on Thursday, lifted weights for
1.2 hours on Friday, and played
basketball for 2.5 hours on Saturday.
What is the total amount of time that
he exercised? Express your answer
as a fraction in simplest form.
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4.
2. Armando and his 3 friends ordered a 4foot sub for $25.99, 4 large drinks for
$1.79 each, and 4 bags of chips for
$0.75 each. They are going to split the
cost evenly among the friends. Which
equation can be used to find c, the
cost per person for the lunch?
A.
B.
C.
D.
c = 25.99 + (4 x 1.79) + (4 x 0.75)
c = 25.99 + (4 x 1.79) + (4 x 0.75) ÷ 3
c = (25.99 + 4 x 1.79 + 4 x 0.75) ÷ 4
c = 25.99 + (4 x 1.79) + (4 x 0.75) ÷ 4
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5 points each:
1
3
1
3
4
2
5. Ms. Covington bought 4 pounds of apples and 2 pounds of oranges. She gave 1
pounds of apples to her neighbor. How many pounds of fruit does she have now?
Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
6. Joey had a whole pizza. He ate
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3
of the pizza for lunch and another 0.25 of the pizza
8
for dinner. What part of the pizza has he NOT eaten? Express your answer as a
decimal.
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7. Kelli bought 1.3 pounds of ham, 1
2
5
pounds of salami, and 1
Which item did Kelli buy the most?
3
8
pounds of cheese.
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8 points each:
1
8. Monica spent 2 hours in a science lab on Wednesday.
3

She spent 0.75 hour preparing materials for an experiment.

She spent

She spent the rest of the time cleaning her lab station.
5
6
hour conducting the experiment.
Based on this information, which statement is true?
A. Monica spent 1
8
15
hours cleaning her lab station.
2
B. Monica spent 3 hour preparing material and conducting the experiment.
C. Monica spent the same amount of time conducting the experiment as spent
cleaning her lab station.
1
D. Monica spent 12 hour more conducting the experiment than she spent preparing
materials for the experiment.
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9. Find the perimeter of the quadrilateral. Express your answer as a decimal.
2
3
16
cm
7
1 cm
8
2.25 cm
3.625 cm
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10.
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