Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions with Word Problems

When Alex had one cat, he needed to serve 1/2 of a can of cat food each day. Now that Alex has adopted a second cat, he needs to serve a total of 2/3 of a can each day. How much extra food is needed to feed the second cat?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Tammy made a fruit salad with 1/2 of a pound of melon and 2/3 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Tammy use in all?

• 1/2

• 1 2/3

• 1 1/6

• 1 2/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Westford's zoo has two elephants. The male elephant weighs 6 3/5 tons and the female elephant weighs 2 4/5 tons. How much more does the male weigh than the female?

• 4 4/5

• 3 4/5

• 8 7/5

• 2 4/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Carmen cut a rope into two pieces. The first piece was 2 1/5 inches long. The second piece was 9 3/5 inches long. How long was the rope that Carmen started with?

• 11 4/5

• 6 3/5

• 10 4/5

• 9 3/5

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

At a pizza party, Shawn and his friends drank 2 1/3 bottles of lemon-lime soda and 2 1/3 bottles of cola. How much soda did they drink in all?

• 2 1/3

• 4 2/3

• 0

• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Tommy owns 3 acres of farmland. He grows beets on 2/5 of the land. On how many acres of land does Tommy grow beets?

• 2 2/5

• 1 1/5

• 3 2/5

• Please reteach

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

The cattle at the Webster Farm are fed 2 bales of hay each day. The horses are fed 1/2 as much hay as the cattle. How many bales of hay are the horses fed each day?

• 2

• 1

• 1/2

• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Kenji's Cleaning uses 9.4 bottles of soap each week. How many bottles will Kenji use in 7 weeks?

• 5

• 65.8

• 50

• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

The school choir is raising money to perform in the holiday parade in NYC. They have $2,275 in their account to pay for the trip. The total cost of the trip is $6,280. The remainder of the cost will be split evenly between the 190 choir students. How much will each student pay?

• $ 4,005

• $ 21.07

• $ 20.97

• reteach

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

There are 150 8th grade students at Alton Memorial Jr High. Of those students, 2/5 are in choir, 2/4 are in band and the rest are in other electives. How many students are in other electives?

• 128 students

• 15 students

• 35 students

• 50 students

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3