1. Word Problems (Fractions and Decimals) Review
Unit 5
6th Grade Math

2. Rules for review
Use a white board (or piece of paper ) to work out the problems and display your answer
Show work when required
Circle your answer
Each slide will have one question followed by the answer
Let’s begin!!

3. Sue talked on her cell phone for 3 hours on Monday. She talked for
4 hours on Tuesday. 1 2 2 3
How many total hours did Sue use her phone?

4. Sue talked on her cell phone for 3 hours on Monday
Sue talked on her cell phone for hours on Monday. She talked for hours on Tuesday. How many total hours did Sue use her phone? 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 2 3 + 3 4 +
3 + 4 = 7 3 2 x + x 3 2 x + x
Two ways to solve!! + + 1 = = 49 6 8 49 48 1 1 6 8 1 6 8
Sue used her phone for

5. Theo walked 1 mile on Tuesday and 3 mile on Saturday.4
Theo walked 1 mile on Tuesday and 3 mile on Saturday. 2 3
How many more miles did he walk Saturday than Tuesday?

6. 3 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 - - 3 - 1 = 2 - - 1 1 Two ways to solve!!
Theo walked 1 mile on Tuesday and 3 mile on Saturday. How many more miles did he walk Saturday than Tuesday? 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 - -
3 - 1 = 2 4 3 - x x 4 3 x - x -
Two ways to solve!!
(Yes, this is a negative number!!) - - 23 12 = 1
12 23 12 11
OR YOU NEED TO BORROW!! 11 12 11 12 1 1
Difference between the two walks

7. Billy and Bob ran a race. Billy is 10 years old and ran 3 ½ miles
Billy and Bob ran a race. Billy is 10 years old and ran 3 ½ miles. Bob is 16 years old and training for a marathon and ran 2 ¼
miles times as far as Billy.
How much farther
did Bob run?

8. Billy and Bob ran a race. Billy is 10 years old and ran 3 ½ miles
Billy and Bob ran a race. Billy is 10 years old and ran 3 ½ miles. Bob is 16 years old and training for a marathon and ran 2 ¼ miles times as far as Billy. How much far did Bob run? 1 3 1 4 3 x 2 3 5 x 1 2 7
If you do NOT
simplify first 15 2
2 15 14 1 x 7 90 12 1 2 6 12 7 = 7
Still need to
simplify
12 90 84 6

9. Have many pieces of string can be cut from 3 ½ feet?
Each student in the class needs a piece of yarn inches long. The teacher has some yarn that is 3 feet long (1 ft = 12 inches). 2 3 1 2
Have many pieces of string can be cut from 3 ½ feet?

10. 2 3
Each student in the class needs a piece of yarn inches long. The teachers has some yarn that is 3 feet long (1 ft = 12 inches). Have many pieces of string can be cut from 3 feet? 1 2 1 2 2 3 42
3 ½ feet = 42 inches
FLIP!! 21 x 1 x = 63 1
If you do NOT
simplify first 63
2 126 12 6
63 pieces of string that are can be cut from 3 ½ feet 2 3

11. I go the store and buy 3 items that cost $1.67 + $3.50 + $15
How much do I have
to pay for the 3 items?

12. I go the store and buy 3 items that cost $1.67 + $3.50 + $15$ $
$ 15.
$ 20.17
I have to pay $20.17
for the 3 items?

13. I go the store and the 3 items I purchased cost me $20.17
I give the cashier $ How much change will I receive?

14. I will receive $4.83 in change
I go the store and the 3 items I purchased cost me $ I give the cashier $ How much change will I receive?
$25.00
- $20.17
$ 4.83
I will receive $4.83 in change

15. What is the cost of your candy?
You go to the store to buy some candy. The candy normally costs $4.99 a lb. However, the store is having a sale and if you buy more than one lb, the first pound is $4.99 and the rest is $2.99 a lb. When the cashier weights your bag, it weights 4.5 lbs.
What is the cost
of your candy?

16. The cost of 4.5 lbs of candy is $15.46. 1 lb = $ 4.99
You go to the store to buy some candy. The candy normally costs $4.99 a lb. However, the store is having a sale and if you buy more than one lb, the first pound is $4.99 and the rest is $2.99 a lb. When the cashier weights your bag, it weights 4.5 lbs.
1 lb = $ 4.99
3.5 lbs x $ = $10.47
4.5 lbs $15.46
The cost of 4.5 lbs
of candy is $15.46.

17. What is the cost 18 pieces of chicken?
You go to Billy Bob’s Fried Chicken and you can get 12 pieces of chicken for $17.99 and each additional piece of chicken is $1.25.
What is the cost
18 pieces of chicken?

18. The cost of 18 pieces of chicken is $25.49 12 Pieces = $17.99
You go to Billy Bob’s Fried Chicken and you can get 12 pieces of chicken for $17.99 and each additional piece of chicken is $ What is the cost 18 pieces of chicken.
12 Pieces = $17.99
6 Pieces x $ = $7.50
$25.49
The cost of 18 pieces
of chicken is $25.49

19. In the previous question we learned that 18 pieces of chicken cost us $25.49.
What was the actual
cost of each piece of
chicken.

20. In the previous question we learned that 18 pieces of chicken cost us $25.49.
1.36 18
25.49
The actual cost for
each piece of
chicken is $1.36