Word Problems with Fractions

  1. 5 plants $$\eqalign{8 \times \dfrac{1}{4}&=2\\2+3&=5}$$
  2. 5 bananas $$\eqalign{4 \times \dfrac{1}{2}&=2\\2+3&=5}$$
  3. 3 trees $$\eqalign{6 \times \dfrac{1}{3}&=2\\2+1&=3}$$
  4. 12 problems $$\eqalign{14 \times \dfrac{1}{7}&=2\\14-2&=12}$$
  5. 6 surf boards$$\eqalign{10-1&=9\\9 \times \dfrac{1}{3}&=3\\9-3&=6}$$
  6. 6 mangoes $$\eqalign{4 \times \dfrac{1}{2}&=2\\2+4&=6}$$
  7. \$12.33 $$\eqalign{37 \times \dfrac{1}{3}&=12.33}$$
  8. \$3.56 $$\eqalign{9.50 \times \dfrac{1}{2}&=4.75\\4.75 \times \dfrac{1}{4}&=1.19\\4.75-1.19&=3.56}$$
  9. \$3.33$$\eqalign{x \times \dfrac{3}{4}&=2.50\\\div\dfrac{3}{4}& \;\; \div \dfrac{3}{4}\\x&=3.33}$$
  10. \$10.50$$\eqalign{1-\dfrac{7}{8}&=\dfrac{1}{8}\\x \times \dfrac{1}{8}&=1.50\\\div\dfrac{1}{8}& \;\; \div \dfrac{1}{8}\\x&=12\\12-1.50&=10.50}$$
  11. $\dfrac{7}{15}$$$\eqalign{\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{3}{9}+c&=1\\\dfrac{8}{15}+c&=1\\-\dfrac{8}{15}&\;\;-\dfrac{8}{15}\\c&=\dfrac{7}{15}}$$
  12. $\dfrac{1}{6}$$$\eqalign{1-\dfrac{4}{5}&=\dfrac{1}{5}\\\dfrac{1}{5}\times\dfrac{1}{6}&=\dfrac{1}{30}\\1-\dfrac{4}{5}-\dfrac{1}{30}&=\dfrac{1}{6}}$$