Multistep Fraction Word Problems

Jeffery needs 3 and 1⁄2 cups of heavy cream for a recipe. He has two containers that each have 1 and 1⁄2 cups of heavy cream in them. How much more heavy cream dow Jeffery need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 1 and 1/2 cups

• 5 cups

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A bakery makes three batches of fudge. Each batch of fudge contains 3/4 of a pound. They sell 1 and 1/4 pounds of fudge. How much fudge do they have left?

• 1/2 pound

• 1 pound

• 2 pounds

• 2 and 1/2 pounds

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

On Monday, Lilian ran 3/4 of a mile. On Tuesday, she ran 1/4 of a mile farther than she ran on Monday. How many miles did she run both days combined?

• 1/2 mile

• 1 mile

• 1 and 3/4 miles

• 2 miles

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

On Miguel's playlist, he has three of his new favorite songs. The first and second songs are 3 and 3/4 minutes long each. The third song is 3 and 1/4 minutes long. What is the combined length of all three songs?

• 7 minutes

• 7 and 1/2 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 10 and 3/4 minutes

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Naroji buys 2/3 of a pound of purple grapes and 1/3 of a pound of green grapes. He pays $2 per pound. How much does Naroji spend on both types of grapes?

• $1.00

• $1.50

• $2.00

• $3.00

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

There are 14 boys and 16 girls in Mr. Walter's homeroom. On the day before winter break, 1/5 of the students are absent. How many students are absent that day?

• 5 students

• 6 students

• 25 students

• 30 students

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Jackson had 8 cookies. He gave half of them to his brother. Then he ate 1 and 1/2 cookies. How many cookies does Jackson have left?

• 1 cookie

• 2 and 1/2 cookies

• 3 cookies

• 9 and 1/2 cookies

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

The Tamochi family is going on vacation and needs to leave food for their dog sitter. The dog eats 1/4 of a pound of food in the morning and 2/4 of a pound at night. How many pounds of food does the family need to leave for 6 days?

• 3/4 pound

• 3 and 1/2 pounds

• 4 and 1/2 pounds

• 6 pounds

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

To make s'mores, Ashati uses 1/4 of a chocolate bar per s'more. She has 1 and 3/4 chocolate bars and plans to make two s'mores. How many chocolate bars will she have remaining?

• 1 chocolate bar

• 1 and 1/4 chocolate bars

• 1 and 1/2 chocolate bars

• 2 chocolate bars

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Deundre's mother made a batch of 18 cookies. One-third of the cookies had nuts. How many of the cookies did not have nuts?

• 6 cookes

• 10 cookies

• 12 cookies

• 16 cookies

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3