Fractions Word Problems

Snow fell in Newton twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Newton on that day?

• 1/8
• 3/10
• 5/8
• 7/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A batch of oatmeal cookies calls for 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Ellen wants to double the batch. How much oatmeal will Ellen need?

• 3

• 3 1/8

• 1 1/2

• 4 4/6

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are seven gloves in the lost & found box. There are two blue gloves, three green gloves, one black glove, and one brown glove. What fraction of the gloves are black?

• 1/7
• 2/7
• 3/7
• 6/7

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Gene ate 2/8 of the pizza pie. Tommy ate 1/8 of the pizza pie. What fraction of the pizza pie was eaten altogether?

• 5/8
• 4/8 or 1/2
• 2/8 or 1/4
• 3/8

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Which of the following is an equivalent fraction to 5/6?

• 9/12
• 10/12
• 8/12
• 14/18

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

There are red, blue, and green ribbons on the table.  There are a total of 48 ribbons.  Two-sixths of the ribbons are red.  How many ribbons are red?

• 6
• 12
• 16
• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The fifth grade math teachers ordered pizza for lunch. Mrs. Dombkowski ate 1/3 of the pizza. Ms. Chaney ate 5/12 of the pizza. How much more pizza did Ms. Chaney eat than Mrs. Dombkowski?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/6

• 1/12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Gordon used 1 3/4 cups of flour and then used an additional 1 3/4 cups of flour again. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 2 6/8 cups

• 6/4 cups

• 2 2/4 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Carla's sister is 4 1/3 feet tall and her brother is 2 1/3 feet tall. How much taller is her sister than her brother?

• 1 1/6 feet

• 2 1/3 feet

• 2 1/6 feet

• 2 feet

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2