Fraction Word Problems

Snow fell in Monroe 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 Monroe on that day?

• 1/8
• 3/10
• 5/8
• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Anna bought 7 yards of fabric to make her costume. She used  $5\ \frac{4}{9}$   yards for her costume. How many yards of fabric does she have left? 

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Pugsley worked at the pumkpin patch  $4\ \frac{1}{2}$  days last week. If he gets paid $64 dollars per day, how much money did Pugsley earn last week? 

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 50 kids who entered the corn maze.  $\frac{4}{5}$  of the kids successfully made it through the corn maze in 20 minutes. How many kids made it through the corn maze in 20 minutes? 

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Thomas is tiling the edge of his bathroom floor. The floor is 5 ft wide. Each tile covers 1/5 foot. How many tiles will Thomas need?

• 1/10

• 1

• 25

• 50

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

George has ½ gallon of blue paint. He needs to paint 8 chairs. How much paint can George use on each chair?

• 16 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

You are making Grandma's famous flamin' hot sauce for the school fundraiser. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. You need to make 5 batches of sauce. How much sugar do you need?

• 23/4   or   5  3/4
• 23/8   or   2  7/8
• 15/20   or   3/4
• 15/4   or   3  3/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

You decide to dye your hair various colors for Halloween. If you dye 1/3 of it blue, 1/4 pink, and 1/4 black, how much of your original hair color is left?

• 1/6
• 1/12
• 1/3
• 5/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Olivia sets aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many MINUTES of homework does she do in 5 days?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 4 1/6 hours

• 250 minutes

• 50 minutes

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Kiley is making bracelets for her friends. She had 9 feet of string, and she needs 3/4 a foot of string for every bracelet. How many bracelets can she make?

• 27 bracelets

• 66 bracelets

• 18 bracelets

• 12 bracelets