RANKER’S ACADEMY MATH

Calculating with Fractions

Word Problems

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1. In Tom’s garden, of the garden is used for potatoes, are used for beans, and is used for strawberries. How much
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of the garden is left to grow other plants?

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2. A. Jim gave his DVDs away to 3 of his friends. Archie received 7 of them, and Bert received 9 of them. Charlie received
the rest. What fraction of the games did Charlie receive?

B. How many games could Jim have had altogether?

C. Is this the only number Jim could have had?

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3. Farmer Joe has 142 acres to sell to property developers. “Build more homes” buy 64 acres and “Bricks R Us” buy 45
acres. How much land does Farmer Joe have left to sell?

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4. Bob ate 5 of ham and pineapple pizza, 8
of pepperoni, and 4 of four cheese pizza. How much pizza in total is left over?

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5. Julie spends 23 hours on her homework each night Monday to Friday. Derrick spends 13 hours on his homework every
night of the week. Who spends longer on their homework?
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6. A machine takes 2 minutes to make a microchip. How long will it take to produce 20 microchips?
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7. Calculate the area of a rectangle of length 4 cm and width 2 cm.
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8. A different rectangle has an area of 25 cm2. If the width is 4 cm, calculate the length.
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9. A box is 6 cm long, 4 3cm wide, and 22 cm high. Calculate the volume of the box.