Addition Subtraction Multiplication and Division of Fractions Word Problems

It took Mr. Lewis 12 ¹/₉ hours to run a marathon last year. This year, he is hoping to run the marathon in ³/₄ of his previous time.

Select the correct arithmetic sentence below

• 12 ¹/₉ - ³/₄

• 12 ¹/₉ + ³/₄

• 12 ¹/₉ × ³/₄

• 12 ¹/₉ ÷ ³/₄

Your brother ate ¹/₄ of the pizza. You ate ¹/₄ of what was left.

Select the math sentence below that represents this problem.

• ¹/₄ + ¹/₄

• ¹/₄ - ¹/₄

• ¹/₄ ÷ ¹/₄

• ¹/₄ × ¹/₄

Diane had ¹/₆ of a pound of sugar. She used ¹/₅ of a pound of sugar to make cookies. How much sugar does she have left?

Choose the number sentence below that represents this problem.

• ¹/₆ + ¹/₅

• ¹/₆ - ¹/₅

• ¹/₆ × ¹/₅

• ¹/₆ ÷ ¹/₅

Cory had 2 ½ kg of cookie dough. He decided to keep ⅓ of the cookie dough for himself, and give the rest to his three aunts. How much cookie dough does each aunt receive?

Choose the number sentence below that represents this problem.

• (⅔ × 2½) ÷ 3

• (⅔ ÷ 2½) ÷ 3

• (⅔ ÷ 2½) × 3

• (⅔ × 2½) × 3

Archibald had ⅞ of a cup of flour. He used ¼ of a cup of flour to make cookies. How much is left?

• ⅞ - ¼

• ⅞ + ¼

• ⅞ × ¼

• ⅞ ÷ ¼

Chuck bought 4⅗ gallons of pool chemicals to treat pool water. If he needs ⅔ of a gallon per pool, how many pools can he treat?

• 4⅗ + ⅔

• 4⅗ - ⅔

• 4⅗ × ⅔

• 4⅗ ÷ ⅔

Mr. Ledo has 5⅘ pizzas left in his shop. If one slice of pizza is ⅕ of the whole pizza, how many slices does he have left?

• 5⅘ + ⅕

• 5⅘ - ⅕

• 5⅘ × ⅕

• 5⅘ ÷ ⅕

Jeanette has watched ⅚ of all of the episodes of the famous TV show Llama Mama. Daequan has watched ¼ of the episodes. How much more does Daequan need to watch to catch up to Jeanette?

• ¼ × ⅚

• ⅚ ÷ ¼

• ⅚ - ¼

• ¼ + ⅚