Fractions Word Problems

You give 1/3 of a pan of brownies to Ms. Long and 1/6 of a pan of brownies to Valery.  How much of the pan of brownies did you give away?

• 2/6
• 1/6
• 1/2
• 1/3

You go out for a long walk.  You walk 3/4 mile and then sit down to take a rest.  Then you walk 3/8 of a mile.  How far did you walk altogether?

• 1 1/8
• 3/8
• 6/8
• 1 1/4

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

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7 x 1⅖ will be __________________ 7.

• greater than
• less than 
• equal to

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What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

• Common numerators
• Different numerators
• Different denominators
• Common denominators

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Mrs. Smith spent 8 hours in the kitchen. Of the time she spent in the kitchen 3/4 was spent making bread. For how many hours did Mrs. Smith make bread?

• 6

• 2

• 3

• 18

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Two cats, Fluffy and Oreo, met in the Park. Fluffy's tail is 3  and 1/3 of a meter long. Oreo's tail is 2  and 1/4 of a meter long.
How much longer is Fluffy's tail than Oreo's tail?

• 5  and    7/12
• 1    and  1/12
• 1    and  2/7
• 5 and 1/12

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

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Ricardo read 9 and 2/7 chapters of his book on Saturday and 4 and 1/5 chapters on Sunday. How many more chapters did he read on Saturday than Sunday?

• 5 and 3/35
• 5 and 1/4
• 5 and 17/35
• 1

Charlotte wrote 1 and 1/5 pages of her story on Tuesday. She needs to write at least 5 and 1/2 pages by Thursday morning. How many pages does she need to write on Wednesday?

• 4  and 3/10
• 4 and  1/3
• 6 and 1/3
• 6 and 7/10

When Leila first weighed her kitten, it weighed 4 and  1/2 pounds. The next time Leila weighed her kitten, it had gained 2  and 1/4 pounds. How much did the kitten weigh?

• 7 and   3/4 pounds
• 6   and 3/4 pounds
• 4 and 1/2 pounds
• 2  and  1/4 pounds

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