Fraction Word Problems

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1
• 1 1/2
• 1  3/4 
• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Stephanie drew 12 pictures. She drew ⅔ of them in art class. How many pictures did she draw in art class?

• 8 pictures
• 4 pictures
• 6 pictures
• 9 pictures

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Julia has 3 1/2 pounds of dog food.  She plans to split it equally among her 7 dogs.  How much dog food will each dog receive?

• 1/2 pound each
• 2 pounds each
• 21  1/2 pounds each
• 1  pound each

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

Ms. Garcia bought 3 ²/₃ pounds of bologna. She ate 1½ pounds . How many pounds of bologna does she have left 

• 1 ½ 
• 2 ¾ 
• - 2 ¾ 
• 2 ¹/₆

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

If a puppet requires 3/4 yards of material, how many puppets can be made from 9 yards of material?

• 6 puppets
• 7 puppets
• 12 puppets
• 9 puppets

Two-thirds of the students in your class are boys. One-eighth of the boys play soccer. What fraction of the kids in your class are boys who play soccer? 

• 3/11
• 1/4
• 1/12
• 1/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Student Council bought Mrs. Donnelly two dozen (24) roses. 1/4 of them were white roses. How many white roses were there?

• 12
• 48
• 6
• 1/48

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Select the correct expression: 
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make? 

• 6 x 3/4
• 6 ÷ 3/4
• 3/4 ÷ 6
• 3/4 x 6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Bill is cleaning out his refrigerator and notices that he has 2/3 of a gallon of juice left in the container. He pours out 2/9 for his brother. How much juice is left in the container?

• 4/9
• 3/9
• 2/6
• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2