Identifying Fractions Word Problems

The farmer has 36 horses.  Of the 36 horses, 1/4 of them were white.  How many white horses did the farmer have?

• 10
• 9
• 3
• 4

There are red, blue, and green ribbons on the table.  There are a total of 48 ribbons.  Two-sixths of the ribbons are red.  How many ribbons are red?

• 6
• 12
• 16
• 8

The family bought a large pizza with 16 slices.  The kids ate 3/4 of the pizza.  How many slices of pizza did the kids eat?

• 2
• 12
• 8
• 16

Mathew had a bag of marbles.  There were 16 marbles in all.  He gave away 3/4 of the marbles.  How many marbles did he have left?

• 2
• 5
• 4
• 12

Mrs. Carlton's class has 20 students.  One-fifth of the students are girls.  How many are boys?

• 4
• 20
• 16
• 8

Kiki ate 1/6 of the celery sticks. What fraction of the celery sticks is left for Carl to eat?

• 5/6
• 2/3
• 3/4
• 4/6

Mitchell has a small bag with twelve M&Ms in it.  Five of the M&Ms are yellow. Two are green. One is orange. Four are brown.  What fraction of the M&Ms are brown?

• 5/12
• 2/12
• 1/12
• 4/12

Fanny picked 2/5 of the oranges from the tree. What fraction of the oranges is left for Tina to pick?

• 4/5
• 1/2
• 3/5
• 1/4

Chelsea divided an apple into eight equal pieces. She ate five pieces. She put the other three in the fridge. What fraction did Chelsea put back in the fridge?

• 5/8
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 3/8

Pam poured 1/4 cup of sugar into the cake mix. Her mom poured another 1/4 cup. How much sugar is in the cake mix?

• 3/4
• 2/8
• 2/4 or 1/2
• 1/4