Word Problems

1) Nancy picked 4/11 of a bucket of apples, and Jason picked 7/8 of a bucket of apples. Nancy ate 13/15 of the pickings. How many more buckets did Jason pick?

2) Mike was told to practice playing guitar for 2/5 of an hour per day. Mike also spends 7/13 of an hour per day listening to guitar players. Mike has already played 3/10 of an hour today. How many hours does Mike still need to play today?

3) Tim has 5/14 of a book left to read for school. Tim read ⅛ of a book on Monday. Tim reads 10/13 times faster on weekends. How many more books does Tim need to read?

4) Dan wants to complete 11/14 of a crossword today. Dan has already done 5/12 of a crossword. Dan also did 6/13 of the jumble puzzle. What fraction of a crossward does Dan have left to finish?

5) A recipe called for 2/9 of a cup of chopped lettuce, 7/13 of a cup of diced walnuts, and 3/5 of a cup of turnips. How many more cups of walnuts than lettuce did the recipe call for?

6) Benny has 3/8 of a week's worth of pay in a wallet and of a week's of pay in the bank. Weeks ago, Benny spent 1/10 of an hour checking a bank balance. How many more weeks of pay is in Benny's bank than Benny's wallet?

7) Keith's shelf is 5/9 of a foot tall, whereas Sally's shelf is 1/5 of a foot tall. Keith has a couch of that is 5/14 of a foot tall. How much taller in feet is Keith's shelf than Sally's?

8) Benny spends 13/15 of an hour studying and spends 7/12 of an hour at the park. How much less time does Benny spend at the park compared to studying?

9) Keith has to walk ⅞ of a mile to get to the park. ⅖ of a mile past Keith's house is a mall. Nancy has to travel 4/7 of a mile to also get to the park. How much further does Keith have to walk than Nancy to get to the park?

10) 1/11 of a foot of fabric is needed to make a flag, while 3/14 of a foot of fabric is required to pillows. Producing a flag is 1/10 times faster than pillows. How much more fabric is needed to make pillows versus a flag?



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