Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Problem-Solving Applications:Mixed Review

8-12

Solve each problem and explain the method you used.

1. A bouquet of a dozen flowers has
   4 roses. The rest are carnations.
   What fractional part of the bouquet
   is roses? is carnations?


2. Pete plants
   ^38
   of the garden with
   tomatoes,
   ^12
   with peas, and
   ^18
   with
   peppers. Order the sections from
   largest to smallest.


3. Delia’s garden is
   192
   flowers and
   146
   herbs.
   Are there more flowers or herbs in her garden?


4. A garden has
   1
   1
   0
   red,
   

1

5 
white, 
 1

2

0 
yellow, and 

2

5 


pink roses. Of which color are there the most roses?

the least? Which colors share an equal number?

5. One plant is 7
   
   1
   1

0

6 
in. tall. Another is

7 


3

4 
in. tall. The herb is the shorter

plant. How tall is it?

6. Marci has 12 sections in her flower
   garden and 16 sections in her herb garden.
   If both gardens are equal in size, which
   has smaller sections?
   Greta’s Garden
   Use the circle graph for problems 7 and 8.


7. About what fractional part of Greta’s
   garden is tulips? is red tulips?


8. What flowers make up equal parts of
   Greta’s garden?

Daffodils

Irises

Red

Tulips

Yellow

Tulips

1

4

3

5 10

20

2

10

Remember: Express

fractions in simplest form.

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