Fraction Word Problems

Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Solve this problem:
Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?

• 1 and 6/7
• 5 and 11/16
• 5
• 1 and 1/2

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve this problem:
Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

• 1/40
• 1 and 9/40
• 3/8
• 1 and 11/24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve this problem:
Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

• 1/5
• 4/15
• 14/15
• 1 and 4/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn. Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn. How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 19/24
• 3/24
• 1/2
• 3/11

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 1 1/2

• 4 5/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

What is the difference between 2/3 and 4/9?

• 2/9
• 2/6
• 3/9
• 6/12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2