Fraction Word Problems

​How would we solve this word problem with fractions? What key terms would help us?

Multiple Choice

​Your garden is $$\frac{2}{5}$$   of an acre and you want to plant tomatoes on $$\frac{1}{3}$$   of it. What fraction of an acre will be tomatoes?

• $$\frac{11}{15}$$ acre

• $$\frac{6}{5}$$ acre

• $$\frac{2}{15}$$ acre

• $$\frac{1}{2}$$ acre

​How would we solve this word problem with fractions? What key terms would help us?

Multiple Choice

I am baking a cake. The recipe calls for $$\frac{1}{3}$$  cup of sugar. If I want to make 4 cakes, how much sugar do I need?

• $$\frac{3}{4}$$ cup

• $$1\frac{1}{3}$$ cups

• $$\frac{1}{12}$$ cup

• $$12$$ cups

​How would we solve this word problem with fractions? What key terms would help us?

Fill in the Blanks

How many groups of $\frac{1}{4}$  are in $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  ?

​How would we solve this word problem with fractions? What key terms would help us?

Multiple Choice

I walked $$1\ \frac{1}{4}$$  miles on Sunday. I walked $$3\ \frac{1}{2}$$  miles on Monday. How much farther did I walk on Monday compared to Sunday?

• $$2\ \frac{1}{4}$$ miles

• $$2\$$ miles

• $$\frac{1}{8}$$ miles

• $$4\ \frac{3}{4}$$ miles

Multiple Choice

Julia scored 3  5/8 pounds of candy for Halloween. Roderick scored 2  3/4 pounds. How many total pounds of candy did Julia and Roderick score combined?

• 6  1/4 pounds 
• 6  3/8 pounds 
• 6  5/8 pounds 
• 6  1/8 pounds 

Multiple Choice

Daniel's cat ate 1 5/6 pounds of cat food last week. This week, he ate 3/4 pounds less. How much cat food did he eat this week?

• 1  1/12 pounds
• 1  1/6 pounds
• 1  1/4 pounds
• 1  1/8 pounds

Multiple Choice

A chef had 7 avocados.  How many servings of guacamole could he make if each bowl uses one-fourth of an avocado?

• 7
• 1/28
• 28
• 24

Multiple Choice

A pet store had five dogs to feed.  If they only had one-fourth of a bag of dog food and each dog got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each dog get?

• 20
• 1/20
• 16

Multiple Choice

A farmer was dividing up his one-half of an acre of land between his 4 children.  since each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?

• 8
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 1/8

Multiple Choice

There are red, blue, and green ribbons on the table.  There are a total of 48 ribbons.  Two-sixths of the ribbons are red.  How many ribbons are red?

• 6
• 12
• 16
• 8