Fraction Word Problems

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

If a pizza is divided into 8 slices and you eat 3/8 of it, how many slices did you eat?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

If 5/6 of a garden is planted with flowers, what fraction of the garden is not planted with flowers?

• 1/6

• 3/4

• 2/6

• 1/5

A car traveled 3/5 of a mile in the morning and 1/3 of a mile in the afternoon. How far did the car travel in total?

• 14/15 mile

• 2/3 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 1/2 mile

There are 24 students in a class. If 3/8 of them are absent, how many students are present?

• 20

• 15

• 12

• 18

A bakery sold 2/5 of its cakes in the morning and 1/3 of the remaining cakes in the afternoon. What fraction of the cakes were left unsold?

• 3/10

• 1/5

• 1/6

• 4/15

If a tank is filled with 4/5 gallon of water and 1/2 gallon is poured out, how much water is left in the tank?

• 2/5 gallon

• 1/5 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 3/10 gallon

If a cake is divided into 6 slices and you eat 2/3 of it, how many slices did you eat?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A store sold 1/4 of its toys in the morning and 1/2 of the remaining toys in the afternoon. What fraction of the toys were left unsold?

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

If a jug is filled with 2/3 liter of juice and 1/4 liter is poured out, how much juice is left in the jug?

• 1/12 liter

• 5/12 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/6 liter