Fraction Word Problems

Beth had 3 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food. Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food. How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?

What operation would you do to solve this problem?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake on both days?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Diana practices the piano for 3 hours each week. She practices 1/2 hour on each of the days she practices. How many days does Diana practice each week?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Five friends shared 1 1/2 pounds of fudge equally. How much did each friend get?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

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• divide

• subtract

• multiply

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

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Ryan ate 2 3/4 of a pie on Monday and 1 2/5 of a pie on Friday. How much more pie was eaten on Monday than Friday?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• divide

• multiply

• add

• subtract

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2