Fraction Word Problems

Jordan ate 3/9 of the crackers. Sam ate of the 4/9 crackers. What fraction of the crackers is left?

• 7/9
• 2/9
• 1/9
• 5/9

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tim did 1/12 of a load of laundry on Sunday and 1/4 of a load of laundry on Saturday. What fraction of laundry did Tim do in total?

• 2/16 loads done 
• 1/3 loads done 
• 2/3 loads done 
• 2/12 loads done 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

• 11/24
• 3/14
• 3/24
• 11/14

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

• 13/18
• 7/24
• 7/18
• 3/7

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Monique wants to bake a cake. She needs 2 1/8 cups of sugar, and 1 5/24 cups of flour. How many cups of ingredients will she use in all?

• 3 8/24 cups
• 3 3/32 cups
• 3 8/32 cups
• 3 3/24 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Carefully following a recipe, Carly used exactly 1/8 of a cup of oil and 3/8 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Carly use in all?

• 2/3 cup of oil
• 1/2 cup of oil
• 1/4 cup of oil
• 1/8 cup of oil

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Martin made cookies. He used 5/10 of a cup of flour and 4/10 of a cup of sugar. How much more flour than sugar did Martin use?

• 4/10 flour
• 1/10 flour
• 9/10 flour
• 1/100 flour

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

The maple tree has grown each year. How much has the maple tree grown over these three years?

• 11/8 inches

• 1 3/8 inches

• 4 3/8 inches

• 3 5/8 inches

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Marina ate 3/12 of her candy bar on Monday. She ate 2/6 of her candy bar on Tuesday. How much of Marina's candy bar was still there after Tuesday?

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 5/6

• 7/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Ms. Chaumont assigned a project to the class. Alanna finished 1/6 of her project before lunch. Sara finished 1/2 of her project before lunch. How much more did Sara finish?

• 4/6

• 2/3

• 3/6

• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2