Fraction Word Problems

Snow fell in Newton twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Newton on that day?

• 1/8
• 3/10
• 5/8
• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Sam uses 1 1/4 ounces of ham on each sandwich. If he makes 4 1/2 sandwiches, how much ham will he use?

• 5
• 5 5/8
• 5 3/4
• 4 5/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Caroline collected 3 ¹/4 bags of bottles to take to the recycling center. ²/₃ of the bags are plastic bottles.

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles. How many bags will the recycling center accept?

• 1 bag

• 1 ¹/₆ bags

• 2 ¹/₆ bags

• 3 ¹/₄ bags

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn. Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn. How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 19/24
• 3/24
• 1/2
• 3/11

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Three friends shared a pizza. Mary ate 3/8 of the pizza, Jolene ate 3/16 of the pizza, and Susan ate 1/4 of the pizza. After they were finished eating, how much of the pizza was left?

• 1/4
• 3/16
• 4/16
• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Kimberly has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 1/8 of her collection equally between two friends. How many coins did each friend receive?

• 5
• 10
• 25
• 30

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A batch of oatmeal cookies calls for 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Ellen is making 4 1/2 batches of cookies. How many cups of oatmeal will she need?

• 3
• 3  1/8
• 3  3/8
• 4   4/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1
• 1 1/2
• 1  3/4 
• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Kara shared a bag of candy with her friends. She gave Michael 3/8 of the candy and Christy 1/4 of the candy. How much of the bag of candy does Kara have left?

• 1/4
• 1/3
• 3/8
• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 1 1/2

• 4 5/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C