Fraction Word Problems

Solve this problem:
Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?

• 1 and 6/7
• 5 and 11/16
• 5
• 1 and 1/2

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Solve this problem:
A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?

• 6 and 3/4
• 5 and 1/4
• 4 and 1/2
• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Jane has 3 yards of ribbon. She cuts the ribbon into pieces that are 1/3 yard long. How many pieces of ribbon does Jane have?

• 3/3

• 6

• 1/9

• 9

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Wesley and his 2 friends are sharing 1/4 carton of juice equally. What fraction of a quart of juice does each friend get?

• 1/8

• 1/12

• 8

• 12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Select all the expressions that show how many cookies each student gets.

7 students share 4 large cookies

• 4/7

• 7/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

What is the value of the expression?

⁷/₅ x ⁸/₅ =

• 1 ¹/₂

• 5 ⁶/₁₀

• 2 ⁶/₂₅

• ¹⁵/₂₅

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Emily has ⁸/₃ gallons of milk. She pours ²/₅ of the milk into a glass. How many gallons of milk does Emily pour into the glass?

• ¹⁰/₈

• ¹⁶/₈

• 1 ¹/₂

• 1 ¹/₁₅

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Meiling has 1 1/4 liter of orange juice. She drinks 1/3 liter. How much orange juice does she have left?

• 11/12

• 1 1/12

• 1

• 9/12

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Sarah writes 4 different problems to show division. Select all the problems that have an answer greater than 1.

• 5 apples shared among 5 friends

• 3 chocolate bars shared among 4 friends

• 6 bananas shared among 4 friends

• 10 bottles of water shared among 8 friends

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A