Fraction Word Problems

Olivia, Lauren, and Lilly are sharing a pizza. 

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Olivia ate  $\frac{2}{8}$  of the pizza and Lauren ate $\frac{1}{8}$  of the pizza. 
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Lilly ate the rest of the pizza.
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How much of the pizza did Lilly eat?

•  $\frac{4}{8}$  

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

•  $\frac{6}{8}$  

John and Chris are eating slices of pizza.

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John ate  $\frac{7}{12}$  of a pizza. 
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Chris ate  $\frac{6}{12}$  of a pizza. 
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Which statement is true?

• Together, John and Chris ate exactly one whole pizza.

• Together, John and Chris ate more than one whole pizza.

• Together, John and Chris ate less than one whole pizza.

Cindy and three of her friends each ate  $\frac{1}{5}$  of a cheesecake. 
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How much of the cheesecake was eaten altogether?

•  $\frac{3}{5}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{4}{5}$  

•  $\frac{5}{5}$  

Mariah and Nancy were counting seashells they collected at the beach.
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Mariah found that  $\frac{4}{7}$  of all her seashells were from snails.
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Nancy found that  $\frac{3}{5}$  of all her seashells were from snails.
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Who had a larger fraction of snail seashells?

• Mariah

• Nancy

Hannah and Hailey are on a road trip, playing a car counting game.
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Of all the cars they counted, $\frac{1}{3}$ were gray.
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Of all the cars they counted,  $\frac{1}{4}$ were black.

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Did they count more gray cars or black cars?

• They counted more gray cars.

• They counted more black cars.

Jason brought home  $\frac{7}{8}$  of a pizza. Then he ate  $\frac{4}{8}$  of a pizza. 
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What fraction of a pizza is left?

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

• 0

•  $\frac{2}{8}$  

•  $\frac{11}{8}$  

Claire is painting a house. 
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She poured  $\frac{3}{12}$  liters of blue paint into a bucket. 
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Then she poured  $\frac{8}{12}$  liters of red paint into the same bucket.
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How much paint did Clair pour into the bucket?

•  $\frac{11}{12}$  

•  $\frac{5}{12}$  

•  $\frac{24}{12}$  

•  $\frac{10}{12}$