Fraction word problems

Adding and subtracting Fraction word problems

Multiple Select

The sweet tooth elves are packing M& M's for stocking. They start with 3/4 a pound and used 1/4 how much is left?

• 2/4

• 4/4

• 1

• 1/2

Multiple Choice

Snow fell at the North Pole twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 2/8 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell at the North Pole on that day?

• 1/8

• 3/10

• 5/8

• 7/8

Multiple Choice

A batch of oatmeal cookies calls for 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Ellen wants to double the batch. How much oatmeal will Ellen need?

• 3

• 3 1/8

• 1 1/2

• 4 4/6

Multiple Choice

The elfs needed 6 4/5 gallons of hot cocoa. 2 1/5 gallons were dark chocolate and the rest was regular. How many gallons of regular hot coco was there?

• 8 3/5 gallons

• 9 gallons

• 4 3/5 gallons

• 8 5/5 gallons

Multiple Choice

Looking for a Christmas tree and we came across one that was 4 1/3 feet tall. The next one we found was 2 1/3 feet tall. How much taller was the first one?

• 1 1/6 feet

• 2 1/3 feet

• 2 1/6 feet

• 2 feet

Multiple Choice

Lj used 1 3/4 cups of flour for his gingerbread cookies. James used 1 3/4 cups of flour in his cookies. How much flour did they use altogether?

• 2 6/8 cups

• 6/4 cups

• 2 2/4 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

Multiple Choice

Kallee ate 2/8 of the gingerbread house. Ivy ate 1/8 of the gingerbread house. What fraction of the gingerbread house was eaten altogether?

• 5/8

• 4/8 or 1/2

• 2/8 or 1/4

• 3/8

Multiple Choice

Isaiah cut 3/12 of ribbon for one present and 8/12 ribbon for another present.

How far does Isaiah cut in all for both presents?

• 11/12

• 5/12

• 11/24

• 5/24