Fractions: Problem Solving Questions

Order the following fractions from the smallest to the largest:

o ½, ¾, ¼, ⅛, ⅞,

Sarah has 348 gel pens. She gives ¾ of them away. How many does she give away?

Rachael has 5 packets of 20 biscuits. She puts three tenths of them on a plate. How many biscuits are on the plate?

James buys 65 sweets. He eats 4/5 of them. How many does he have left?

Robert has 816 marbles. He puts ⅜ of them in his pocket for a game. How many does he put in his pocket?

A small bag of flour is 3kg and a large bag is 9kg. What fraction of the large bag is the small bag?

I have P10. I give P6 to my friend Lucy. What fraction of P10 have I given her?

What fraction of 1 meter is 25cm?

What fraction of P2 is 40p?

I have 60 sweets I eat three quarters of them. How many have I eaten?

Decimals: Problem Solving Questions

Emily owes her dad P318.00. So far she has given him two payments of P53.00 How much does she still owe him. If she continues to make P53.00 payments, how Many payments are left?

Jana has P118.45 in her savings account. She withdrew P30.00, then deposited P85.22. What is her new balance?

Carla has a current balance of P445.12. Today she wrote a check for P89.73 to pay the water bill. What is her new balance?

James, Cara, and Michelle want to split the cost of a large pizza. The pizza will cost P12.36 total. How much will each person pay?

Maribel wants to purchase a bike that costs P95.89. She earns P24 a week babysitting. How many weeks will she need to work to save the amount needed to purchase the bike?

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