Practice solving multi-step word problems that use fractions, decimals, money, and measurement.
Read each problem carefully. Decide what operations are needed. Show your work in the space provided and write your answer in a complete sentence.
Solving real-world problems in more than one step
Math - Grade 4-5
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Mia ran 1.25 miles on Monday and 1.5 miles on Tuesday. On Wednesday, she ran 3/4 mile less than the total distance she ran on Monday and Tuesday. How many miles did Mia run on Wednesday?
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A recipe uses 2/3 cup of sugar for one batch of muffins. Elena makes 3 batches, then spills 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture. How much sugar is left in the mixture?
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Noah had $20.00. He bought a notebook for $3.75 and a pack of pencils for $2.60. Then he gave 1/4 of the money he had left to his sister. How much money did Noah keep?
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A ribbon is 4.8 meters long. Ava cuts off 1 1/2 meters for a craft and then cuts the remaining ribbon into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
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A class has 24 students. One third of the students chose apples for a snack. Of the remaining students, 0.5 chose bananas. How many students chose bananas?
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Leo is saving for a game that costs $18.50. He has already saved $7.25. He earns $2.75 each week for chores. After 4 weeks, how much more money does he need?
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A garden has 5 rows of vegetables. Each row is 3.6 meters long. Two fifths of the total row length is planted with carrots. How many meters of rows are planted with carrots?
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A water bottle holds 1.2 liters. Sam drinks 1/4 of the bottle in the morning and 0.35 liter in the afternoon. How much water is left in the bottle?
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Sofia bought 2.5 pounds of apples and 1 3/4 pounds of oranges. She used 1.2 pounds of the fruit to make a fruit salad. How many pounds of fruit does she have left?
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A rectangular poster is 0.8 meter wide and 1.5 meters long. The art club covers 1/2 of the poster with blue paint and 1/4 of the poster with green paint. What area of the poster is not covered by blue or green paint?
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A baker has 6.5 cups of flour. She uses 2 1/4 cups for bread and 1.75 cups for cookies. How many cups of flour does she have left?
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A trail is 5 miles long. Priya hikes 1.6 miles before lunch and 2/5 of the whole trail after lunch. How many miles does she still need to hike to finish the trail?
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Ethan had 3.75 yards of string. He used 1/2 yard for one project and 0.9 yard for another project. Then he divided the rest equally among 4 friends. How much string did each friend get?
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A school collected 12.4 kilograms of cans on Monday. On Tuesday, the school collected 3/4 as much as on Monday. On Wednesday, it collected 2.6 kilograms more than Tuesday. How many kilograms of cans did the school collect on all three days?
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A movie starts at 2:15 p.m. and lasts 1 1/2 hours. After the movie, Lily spends 0.75 hour eating a snack and 20 minutes walking home. What time does Lily get home?