Fraction Problem Solving: Sub or Mult? (SOLVE)

Three fifths of the 30 students are boys.  How many students are girls?

• 12

• 18

• 6

• 8

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

Pia has 9/10 meter of ribbon. She cuts off 3/5 meter of the ribbon to use as a bow on a box. How much ribbon does Pia have left?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 5/6

• 6/15

Gail made 7/8 quart of lemonade. Her sister drank 1/4 quart of the lemonade. How much lemonade is left?

• 1/2 quart

• 2/3 quart

• 1 quart

• 5/8 quart

Two-thirds of a pie is left over after dinner. Meg takes 1/6 of the whole pie to a neighbor. How much pie is left after Meg takes some to the neighbor?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/3

Jose has 8 3/4 pounds of bananas at his fruit stand. If he sells 2 1/4 pounds of bananas, how many pounds does he have remaining

• 6 2/4 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 9 1/2 pounds

• 6 1/2 pounds

Xander had 9 Legos and Valt played with 3/4 of Xander's Legos. How many of Xander's Legos did Valt play with?

• 6 3/4 of Xander's Legos

• 27 of Xander's Legos

• 1/2 of Xander's Legos

• 1/4 of Xander's Legos

We had 25 doughnuts and we ate 2/5 of them. How many doughnuts did we eat?

• 10 doughnuts

• 5 doughnuts

• 15 doughnuts

• 20 doughnuts

Kim worked 7 ¾ hours on Wednesday. If he spent ½ of that time cleaning his office, how many hours did he spend cleaning? 

• 2 ⅝ hours
• 3 ⅝ hours
• 3 ⅞ hours

There are 24 students in Mr. Bond's math class. 5/8 of the students earned an A on their math test. How many students earned an A?

• 5 students

• 8 students

• 15 students

• 16 students