Fraction Word Problems

Suzanne and Barry each buy 4 equal-sized bagels. They divide the bagels equally among themselves and 3 other friends. How many bagels does each person get?

• Each kids gets 1 3/5 bagel per kid

• Each kids gets 4/5 of a bagel

• 2/2 for each kid

• 1 bagel per kid

Joe's mom spent $60 at Target. 3/4 of that money was spent on groceries. How much was spent on groceries?

• $40

• $10

• $45

• $11

Emma made 2/3 quarts lemonade. She split them into cups with 1/6 of a quart in each. How many cups did she have?

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 2/3 cups

• 3/6 cups

Mick needs 1 1/3 cup of butter to make 1 batch of cookies. If he made 8 batches of cookies, how much butter will he need?

• 10 2/3 cups of butter

• 9 1/3 cups of butter

• 32/8 cups of butter

• 4 cups of butter

Sophia's mom gave her 7/8 of a bog of candy hearts. She split these among her four best friends. How much of the bag did each friend get?

• 28 bags

• 7/32 of the bag

• 7/8 bag

• 1/4 of the bag

The Smith family had a 1/2 of a pizza left over the next day. Bo ate 1/4 of the leftovers. How much pizza did he eat?

• 1/6 of the pizza

• 8 pizzas

• 1/8 of the pizza

• He ate 6 pizzas

Caroline and Mary went blueberry picking. Caroline picked 6/7 of a pound and Mary picked 1/2 as much as Caroline. How much did they pick altogether?

• 11 blueberries

• 1 2/7 pounds of blueberries

• 3/7 pounds of blueberries

• 14 pounds of blueberries

The small dog eats 3/4 cup of food each day. How many full days will 4 cups last?

• 5 full days

• 5 1/3 days

• 1/4 of a day

• 6 full days

On a 2 mile stretch of road, there is a road sign every 1/4 mile. How many signs are on the 2 mile stretch?

• 1/2 a sign

• 8 signs

• 4 signs

• 0 signs