Identifying Fractions Word Problems

Snow fell in Monroe twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Monroe on that day?

• 1/8
• 3/10
• 5/8
• 7/8

What is the difference between 2/3 and 4/9?

• 2/9
• 2/6
• 3/9
• 6/12

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn. Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn. How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 19/24
• 3/24
• 1/2
• 3/11

Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

• 9/30
• 1/2
• 1  7/30
• 1  13/30

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1
• 1 1/2
• 1  3/4 
• 2

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week, her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha’s plant grow over the week?

• 1/2
• 7/8
• 1 1/2
• 4 5/8

Laney is making some winter coats for her sheep. If she used 2  5/8 yard of wool and 15 1/2 yards of cotton how much fabric was used in all?

• 18  2/16
• 18  1/8
• 18
• 12  7/8

Mr. Luebke ate 2 3/4 of a pie on Monday and 1 2/5 of a pie on Friday. How much more pie was eaten on Monday than Friday?

• 4  3/20
• 1  14/40
• 2 pies
• 1  7/20

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

• Common numerators
• Different numerators
• Different denominators
• Common denominators

What is the least common denominator you could use to subtract 1/3 and 1/4?

• 3
• 4
• 24
• 12