fractions word problems. Mr M center (challenging)

Jeffery had 4/8 of a cup of milk. He used 3/8 of a cup for his cereal. How much milk does he have left?

• None

• 2/4

• 1/8

• 2/8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Martina takes a piece of wood that is 1/4 of an centimeter thick and glues it to a piece of wood that is 2/4 of an centimeter thick. Together, what is the thickness of the two pieces of wood?

• 3/4 of a centimeter thick

• 1/4 of a centimeter thick

• 2/4 of a centimeter thick

• 3/8 of a centimeter thick

• 1/8 of a centimeter thick

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Lola poured 2/4 of a gallon of water into a bucket. Later, she added 1/4 of a gallon more. How much water is in the bucket now?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/8

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

One evening, a restaurant served a total of 1/3 of a loaf of wheat bread and 1/3 of a loaf of white bread. How many loaves were served in all?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 3/3

• 2/6

• 1/6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Barbara watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 4/6 of a yard and the spider crawled 2/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/6

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 4/6

• 6/6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Clara filled a bucket with 4/5 of a gallon of water. Later, she poured out 2/5 of a gallon of the water. How much water is left in the bucket?

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 6/5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Planet X is 3/4 of a light-year away from Earth. Planet Y is 2/4 of a light-year away from Earth. How much farther away is Planet X?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 4/4

• 5/4

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Edwin sprinted 5/12 of a lap and then took a break by jogging 2/12 of a lap. How much farther did Edwin sprint than jog?

• 7/12

• 3/12

• 7/24

• 3/24

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

2/5 of the students in an art class are currently painting with watercolors. Another 1/5 of them are painting with oil paints. What fraction of the students in the art class are painting, whether with watercolors or oil paints?

• 1/5

• 3/5

• 3/10

• 1/10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

• 13 bottles

• 8 bottles

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D