Fractions with worded problems

Work out 2 ²/₅+1 ¹/_4.

• 4 ⁷/₁₃

• ⁷³/₂₀

• 1 ³/₂₀

• 3 ¹³/₂₀

• 3

Which of these fractions is equal to 1.

• ⁴/₄

• ⁷/₇

• ^b/_b

• All of the above

• None of the above

Carolyn walked 3 ¹/₃ km on Sunday and 4 ²/₅ km on Monday. How far did she walk in total in kilometres?

• 7 ³/₈

• 7 ¹³/₁₅

• 7 ¹¹/₁₅

• 1 ¹/₂

• 9

James and Fred went out on their bikes. James rode a total of 5 ³/₈ miles. Fred rode a total of 4 ⁵/₆ miles. How much further did James ride than Fred?

• ¹/₂

• 9 ⁸/₁₄

• 10 ⁵/₂₄

• 0.54

• ¹³/₂₄

There were 15 people and 5 1/2 pies. Everyone decided that the fairest thing would be to share the pies out equally. What fraction of the pie does each person receive?

• 2 ⁸/₁₁

• 82 ¹/₂

• 3 Remainder ¹/₂

• 2 ¹¹/₁₅

• 3 ³/₈

Eric cuts a 40 m skipping rope into pieces that are 1 ³/₄ metres long, for some very odd reason. What is the maximum number of fully sized pieces Eric can cut from the rope?

• 20

• 21

• 22

• 23

• 24

Bob was given a plant by a friend as a gift. The plant grows 1 ¹/₂ cm every month. How many months will it take the plant to grow to 5 ²/₅ m?

• 8 ¹/₁₀

• ⁵/₁₈

• 6 ⁹/₁₀

• 3 ³/₅

• 4 ²/₃

Nick is 15 ¹/₂ years old and he is buying a skirting board for his games room. The room is 4 ¹/₂ metres long and his sister, who is 6 ³/₅ asks him how many pieces of skirting board he will need if each piece of skirting board is ²/₅ m long?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

The product of two numbers is 18. If one of the numbers is 8 2/5, then what is the other number?

• ⁷/₁₅

• 2 ³/₅

• 151 ¹/₅

• ¹⁵/₇

• 9 ³/₅

A cinema with only one screen (they do exist) is open for 10 1/2 a day. If each film lasted 1 3/4 hours, and there was a 25 minute break between each film, then how many times could the cinema show the film each day?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7