Fraction Operations Word Problems

A recipe calls for 4/5 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of rice. How much more milk than rice is needed?

• 3/10

• 7/20

• 9/20

• 4/10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Herald was making a recipe that needs 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and 1/8 cup of olive oil. How much oil does it need in all?

• 3/8 cup of oil

• 5/8 cup of oil

• 4/7 cup of oil

• 3/4 cup of oil

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Drew ate 1/3 of a cake for breakfast and 2/5 of the cake for lunch. How much cake did Drew eat?

• 1/15 of a cake

• 10/15 of a cake

• 3/8 of a cake

• 11/15 of a cake

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Andrew ran 1/3 of a mile and swam 5/6 of a mile. How much farther did he swim than run?

• 5/18 of a mile

• 1/2 of a mile

• 4/3 of a mile

• 3/6 of a mile

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

How many one-third cup servings are in 6 cups of pecans?

• 1/18 cups

• 18 cups

• 6/3 cups

• 3/6 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

A pet store had 4 cats to feed. If they only had 1/5 of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, how much would each cat get?

• 1/20 of a bag

• 20 bags

• 4/5 of a bag

• 5/4 bags

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

A store had 4 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if each day they sold 1/5 of a box?

• 1/20 of a day

• 20 days

• 4/5 days

• 5/4 days

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

At a restaurant 6 people were at a table when the waiter brought out 1/5 of a bowl of cheese dip. If they split the dip evenly, how much would each person get?

• 6/5 of the dip

• 5/6 of the dip

• 1/30 of the dip

• 30 bowls of dip

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A