Fraction Problem Solving

Ben had of a 3/4 chocolate bar and gave 1/2 of what he had to his sister. Using the following model, determine the fraction of the whole chocolate bar that Ben gave his sister.

• 3/8

• 6/8

• 3/6

• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Julie read 2/3 of a book on Tuesday and 1/4 of the book on Wednesday. How much of the book does she have left to read?

• 1/4

• 11/12

• 1/12

• 5/12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

On Sunday, 18 family members of the Crowe family met for dinner. They each received an equal amount of the meatloaf, which weighed 13 pounds. How much meatloaf did each family member receive?

• 13/18

• 1/18

• 1 5/13

• 18

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Rick has two buckets of berries. He has one bucket which has 1/4 of a pound of berries. The second bucket has 3/8 of a pound of berries. What is the total weight of berries in both the buckets?

• 1/8

• 1 3/4

• 5/8

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Five strawberry pies were bought for three sports teams to share equally.

How much does each sport team get?

• 1/2 of a strawberry pie

• 3/5 of a strawberry pie

• 1 2/3 of strawberry pies

• 1/15 of a strawberry pie

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

A playing card is 2 1/4 inches wide and 3 3/8 inches tall. What is the area of the playing card?

• 7 19/32

• 7 3/32

• 6 3/32

• 6 19/32

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4B

A restaurant owner bought 3 1/2 pounds of onions. They also bought 1/2 as many pounds of potatoes as pounds of onions. How many pounds of potatoes did the restaurant owner buy?

• 3 3/4

• 1 3/4

• 1 1/4

• 3 1/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Paul has 11 liters of juice, which he pours evenly into three jars. Which point on the number line below represents the number of liters of juice that each jar contains?

• X

• Z

• Y

• W

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Two pizzas are being shared equally between five soccer players.

How much does each soccer player get?

• 2/5

• 1/10

• 1/2

• 2 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

The playground of a school has areas fixed for various activities. One-fifth of the playground is used for students to sit and read. Of the remaining playground, 2/3 is used for playing soccer. The rest of the playground is used for playing basketball. Which equation represents the part of the playground used for soccer?

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Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B