Fraction Word Problems

Jessica bought 8/9 of a

pound of chocolates and ate

1/3 of a pound. How much was left?

• 9/12 of a pound

• 5/8 of a pound

• 1 2/9 pounds

• 8/27 of a pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tom bought a board that

was 7/8 of a yard long. He

cut off 1/2 of a yard. How

much was left?

• 1 yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 6/16 of a yard

• 7/16 of a yard

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Sam rode his bike 2/5 of

a mile and walked

another 3/4 of a mile.

How far did he travel?

• 13/20 of a mile

• 6/20 of a mile

• 3/10 of a mile

• 7/20 of a mile

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Sally walked 3/4 of a mile

before lunch and 1/2 of a

mile after lunch. How far did she walk in all?

• 1 1/2 miles

• 3/8 of a mile

• 1/4 of a mile

• 1 1/4 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Don bought 3/4 of a pound

of jellybeans and 5/8 pound

of gummy bears. How much

candy did he buy?

• 1 3/8 pounds

• 15/32 of a pound

• 1 6/16 pounds

• 1/8 of a pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The track is 3/5 of a mile

long. If Tyrone jogged

around it twice, how far did he run?

• 6/10 of a mile

• 1 1/5 miles

• 1 mile

• 3/10 of a mile

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Sandra bought 2 3⁄4 yards of

red fabric and 1 1⁄4 of blue.

How much cloth did she buy in all?

• 3 4/4 yards

• 1 yard

• 4 yards

• 2 3/16 yards

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning. She was to give the large dog 1 and 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop. Destiny needs to give the large dog (a)   more dog food.

• 1 and 3/8 scoop
• 1 and 5/8 scoop
• 1 and 1/2 scoop
• 1 scoop