Fraction Operation Word Problems

The liquid ingredients for a recipe are water and olive oil. The recipe calls for  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$  cups of water and  $1\ \frac{1}{8}$  cups of olive oil.  How many cups of liquid ingredients are in the recipe?

•  $2\ \frac{1}{6}$  

•  $4\ \frac{2}{10}$  

•  $4\ \frac{5}{8}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{5}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A hamster weighs  $4\ \frac{2}{5}$  pounds.  A mouse weighs  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$  pounds.  How much more does the hamster weigh than the mouse?

•  $7\ \frac{3}{7}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $1\ \frac{3}{5}$  

•  $\frac{9}{10}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

On average, people spend $\frac{1}{4}$   of the time they sleep, in dream state.  If Mrs. Hodges slept 10 hours in one night, how much time did she spend dreaming?  Write your answer in simplest form.

•  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  hours

• 8 hours

• 15 minutes

•  $9\ \frac{3}{4}$  hours

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

I found a roll of ribbon that is 147 inches long. How many  $24\ \frac{1}{2}$   inch pieces of ribbon can I cut from that roll?

•  $151\ \frac{1}{2}$  

• 6

•  $123\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $122\ \frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Charleston is  $100\ \frac{5}{6}$  miles away from Atherton.  Atherton is  $40\ \frac{2}{3}$  miles from Baily.  If you drive from Charleston to Atherton and then to Baily, how many miles have you driven?

•  $140\ \frac{7}{9}$  

•  $60\ \frac{3}{3}$  

•  $141\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $140\ \frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

The elephant ate  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$  pounds of peanuts on Monday.  One Tuesday the elephant ate  $5\ \frac{2}{3}$  pounds.  How much more did he eat on Tuesday?

•  $8\ \frac{3}{5}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{6}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The weight of an object on the moon is  $\frac{1}{6}$   its weight on Earth/  If a weight ball weighs  $12\ \frac{1}{2}$  lbs on Earth, how much would it weigh on the moon?  Write your answer in simplest form.

• 6

•  $2\ \frac{1}{12}$  

•  $12\ \frac{2}{3}$  

•  $12\ \frac{1}{3}$  

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A juicer holds  $43\ \frac{3}{4}$  pints of juice.  Laura has  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  pint size bottles to fill.  How many bottles can she fill?

•  $17\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $46\ \frac{1}{4}$  

•  $41\ \frac{1}{4}$  

•  $21\ \frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Students collected  $5\ \frac{1}{2}$  pounds of trash from a local park every day for 7 days.  How many pounds of trash did they collect in all?

• 35

•  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $12\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $38\ \frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

15 students divided up  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  pans of brownies evenly among them.  What amount of brownies did each student get?

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

• 6

•  $17\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $12\ \frac{1}{2}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3