Fraction Word Problems

Paola has 3 pounds of apples, 2 pounds of bananas, and 13 pounds of strawberries. She is making a fruit salad for 15 people. How many pounds of fruit will each person's salad have?

• 1 1/5 pounds

• 15/18 pound

• 5/6 pound

• 18 pounds

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What is the first thing you need to do when reading a word problem?

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

There are 6 granola bars in a box. If 12 hungry kids divide 3 boxes equally among themselves, how many granola bars will each person get?

•  $\frac{1}{2}$  bar

•  $1\frac{1}{2}$  bars
  

• 12 bars

• 6 bars

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which situation does  $\frac{2}{3}$  represent? 

• Cut 2 pieces of equal length from 3 yds of ribbon

• Cut a 3 yd length of ribbon from 2 yards long.

• Cut 3 pieces of equal length from 2 yds of ribbon

• Cut a 2 yd and a 3 yd piece of ribbon

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Which situation does  $\frac{4}{5}$  represent?

• 3 dogs sneak 4 chicken wings off their owner's kitchen counter and take them outside. The 2 cats who live next door come over to have some too. How much chicken wing does each animal get?

• Josh and his best friend are splitting a giant 4 kilogram tray of Rice Krispies treats to share. As they're about to make their first cut, Josh's mom, dad, and little brother say they want some too. How many kg of Rice Krispies treats is each person going to get?

• Ms. Shannon's class is making huge posters for the school walkathon. They need 5 packs of markers are needed to make 4 posters. How many packs of marker are needed for each poster?

• Joelle has 5 markers. Her sister takes 3 and uses them all up. Then Joelle buys 4 more markers.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Barbara and her team are going to give the local shopping mall a fresh coat of paint. To get the right shade of grey, she's mixing 42 gallons of blue paint, 36 gallons of red paint, and 38 gallons of yellow paint. All of the paint will be used to cover the building. Barbara and Han are painting one half of the building. Tom, Jenny, and Noel are painting the other half. How many gallons of paint will Barbara be using?

• 58 gallons

• 112 gallons

• 116/5 gallons

• 116/2 gallons

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Barbara and her team are going to give the local shopping mall a fresh coat of paint. To get the right shade of grey, she's mixing 42 gallons of blue paint, 35 gallons of red paint, and 38 gallons of yellow paint. All of the paint will be used to cover the building. Barbara and Han are painting one half of the building. Tom, Jenny, and Noel are painting the other half. How many gallons of paint will Noel be using?

• 116/5

• 116/6 gallons

• 58 gallons

• 19 1/3 gallons

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3