Fraction Word Problems

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Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left? What operation do you use to solve this problem? Options: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

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Subtract

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Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?

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1 and 1/2

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A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. What operation do you do to solve this problem? Options: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

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Multiply

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3/4 cup of flour for 1 batch. How much flour for 6 batches?

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4 and 1/2

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Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What operation do you use to solve this problem?

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Multiply

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Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

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2/9

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There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple? What operation do you use to solve this problem? Options: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

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Multiply

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There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children, 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?

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9

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Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch? What operation do you use to solve this problem?

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Subtract

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Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

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