Fractions Word Problems Review

Macy washed her dirty clothes over the weekend. She used 1  1/3 scoops of detergent for her white load and 3/4 of a scoop of detergent for her color load. How much more laundry detergent did she use in the white load?

• 1/12 of a scoop
• 2/12 of a scoop
• 5/12 of a scoop
• 7/12 of a sccop

Dusty ran 10 3/4 miles after work on Wednesday. His friend Aimee ran 2/3 of the distance that Dusty ran. How far did Aimee run?

• 6  1/2 miles
• 6  2/3 miles
• 7  1/6 miles
• 7  5/12 miles

Rosa made two batches of homemade bar soap. The first batch made 2  2/3 dozen bars. The second batch made 3  3/4 dozen bars because she used more ingredients. How many dozen bars did she make all together?

• 5   5/12
• 5   5/7
• 6   5/12
• 6   1/2

Eight people will share 5 pounds of rice. What is each person’s share, in pounds?

• 3/8
• 5/8
• 8/5
• 5/3

Wyatt packed almonds to eat as a snack during his hiking trip. After 3 miles, he stopped and had 3/4 of a cup of almonds. After hiking a few more miles, he stopped and had 3/7 of a cup of almonds. What amount of almonds had he eaten after the second stop?

• 9/28 of a cup
• 6/11 of a cup
• 1  5/28 of a cup
• 1  1/2 of a cup

Patrick ate 3/5  of a small pizza on Friday night. For lunch on Saturday, he ate 1/2 of the leftover pizza. How much pizza did he eat for lunch on Saturday?

• 7/10
• 2/5
• 3/10
• 1/5

Marisol’s bus ride home after work is 2 3/5 miles long. After she gets off the bus, Marisol walks 1/6 of a mile to her home. How far does Marisol live from work?

• 2   3/30 miles
• 2   3/40 miles
• 2   13/30 miles
• 2   23/30 miles

The sum of the shaded and unshaded portions in the diagram below is represented by which expression?

• 4 + 1/2
• 3  1/3 + 1  1/6
• 2  1/4 + 2  1/4
• 2 + 2  1/2

Mrs. Jones has half of a pie left from yesterday’s dinner. Today, her four children will share this leftover pie equally. What fraction of a whole pie will each child get?

• 1/8
• 1/6
• 1/4
• 1/2

Brianna spends 1/2 of her time at the gym on the elliptical and 1/5 of her time lifting weights. She spends the rest of her time in the pool. How much of her time does she spend in the pool?

• 1/10
• 3/10
• 7/10
• 9/10