Fraction word problems

Fraction word problems

by Baily Zanish

Open Ended

How do we know when to add? 

Open Ended

How do we know when to subtract? 

Multiple Choice

1. Noodlebrain , the dumbest criminal in the West , finally caught his big break . He stole 3/8 of a bar of gold, adding it to his collection . If Noodlebrain already had 1/8 of a gold bar. Do we add or subtract?

• add

• subtract

Multiple Choice

1. Noodlebrain , the dumbest criminal in the West , finally caught his big break . He stole 3/8 of a bar of gold, adding it to his collection . If Noodlebrain already had 1/8 of a gold bar, how much does he have now?

• 4/16

• 4/8

• 2/8

• 2/16

Multiple Choice

. Noodlebrain then dropped 2/8 of his gold out the window of his car while drinking a Slurpee! Do we add or subtract?

• add

• subtract

Multiple Choice

. Noodlebrain then dropped 2/8 of his gold out the window of his car while drinking a Slurpee! Now what’s left of his stash?

• 6/16

• 6/8

• 2/16

• 2/8

Multiple Choice

While eating , Noodlebrain likes to start and end with dessert . He demanded a whole peach pie . He received 2/9 of his pie before lunch and 5/9 after lunch . Noodlebrain then started throwing a temper tantrum saying the diner didn’t give him all the pie . Was he right?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

While eating , Noodlebrain likes to start and end with dessert . He demanded a whole peach pie . He received 2/9 of his pie before lunch and 5/9 after lunch . Noodlebrain then started throwing a temper tantrum saying the diner didn’t give him all the pie.  How much more of the pie should Noodlebrain have gotten?

• 0/9

• 2/9

• 7/9

Multiple Choice

While the employee was getting the manager, Noodlebrain stole 4/7 of the owner’s baseball card collection . Then for good measure, he took 2/7 more of the collection . How much of the baseball card collection did Noodlebrain steal? Noodlebrain accidentally left a card with his name and address on the counter of the restaurant as he departed

• 2/7

• 4/7

• 6/7

Multiple Choice

Noodlebrain took the gold and began living a life of luxury at the Beach Bay Hotel . He was given 9/7 of a jar of lemonade while relaxing at the beach . After an hour, Noodlebrain drank 5/7 of the glass . How much was left? 

• 14/7

• 2/7

• Nothing

• all of it

Multiple Choice

Noodlebrain took the gold and began living a life of luxury at the Beach Bay Hotel . He was given 9/7 of a jar of lemonade while relaxing at the beach . After an hour, Noodlebrain drank 5/7 of the glass . Did Noodlebrain have more or less than half the glass of lemonade left?

• more

• less

Multiple Choice

Meanwhile, the police found Noodlebrain’s note and went to his home . His password was ½ + ½. What did the cops type into the lock?

• 1

• 2/2

• 2/4

• 0

Multiple Choice

The cops found no one inside Noodlebrain’s home, but they did find a clue , two coupons :. one coupon for 1/5 off a stay at the Beach Bay Hotel , and a second coupon for an extra 2/5 of a stay at the Beach Bay Hotel . What fraction of the total price could Noodlebrain have saved if he would have remembered to take his coupons?

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 3/5

Multiple Choice

After drinking all his lemonade, Noodlebrain was still thirsty . He decided to fill up his lemonade jars with saltwater from the ocean just outside the hotel . He filled up 27/6 of a lemonade jar . After drinking 10/6, of a jar , Noodlebrain decided he didn’t like saltwater . How much of a jar of saltwater was left?

• 10/6

• 6/10

• 17/6

• 6/17

Multiple Choice

Suddenly, several police cars pulled up . Noodlebrain gasped and ran to the nearest truck , begging for a ride . The driver wanted 15/8 of a dollar, but Noodlebrain only had 12/8 after buying a cool lava lamp at the hotel . How much more money does Noodlebrain need?

• 27/8

• 3/8

Multiple Choice

The police saw the window sticker and they saw Noodlebrain driving the truck like an angry giraffe . Noodlebrain drove 5/3 of a mile in two minutes . The police only drove 1/3 of a mile in that time . How much farther had Noodlebrain driven?

• 6/3

• 4/3

• 1/3

Multiple Choice

Luckily, Noodlebrain stopped at an ice cream stand for a chocolate sundae and was soon arrested . He was sentenced to 4/12 of a year in jail for stealing , 5/12 of a year in jail for making a scene at the diner, and 11/12 of a year in jail for running away from the police . How long was Noodlebrain in jail?

• 9/12

• 16/12

• 19/12

• 20/12

• 2/12