Mixed Operations Fractions Word Problems

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

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

Snow fell in Newton 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 Newton 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

Sam uses 1 1/4 ounces of ham on each sandwich. If he makes 4 1/2 sandwiches, how much ham will he use?

• 5
• 5 5/8
• 5 3/4
• 4 5/8

Solve:
Olivia set aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many hours of homework does she do in 5 days?

• 3 1/2 hours
• 4 1/2 hours
• 4 1/6 hours
• 50 minutes

Which operations with fractions REQUIRE common denominators.

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

Kayla has 3/9 of a pizza and Lille gave her 2/9 of a pizza. How much pizza does Kayla have now?

• 5

• 5/9

• 1/9

• 6/9

Brad ate 3/4 of his Kit-Kat bar and gave the rest to Doug.  How much of the Kit-Kat bar did Doug get to eat?

• 3/4
• 1/4
• 2/4
• None