Fractions Word Problems

The farmer has 36 horses.  Of the 36 horses, 1/4 of them were white.  How many white horses did the farmer have?

• 10
• 9
• 3
• 4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are red, blue, and green ribbons on the table.  There are a total of 48 ribbons.  Two-sixths of the ribbons are red.  How many ribbons are red?

• 6
• 12
• 16
• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

The family bought a large pizza with 16 slices.  The kids ate 3/4 of the pizza.  How many slices of pizza did the kids eat?

• 2
• 12
• 8
• 16

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mathew had a bag of marbles.  There were 16 marbles in all.  He gave away 3/4 of the marbles.  How many marbles did he have left?

• 2
• 5
• 4
• 12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Carlton's class has 20 students.  One-fifth of the students are girls.  How many are boys?

• 4
• 20
• 16
• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Kiki ate 1/6 of the celery sticks. What fraction of the celery sticks is left for Carl to eat?

• 5/6
• 2/3
• 3/4
• 4/6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

Mitchell has a small bag with twelve M&Ms in it.  Five of the M&Ms are yellow. Two are green. One is orange. Four are brown.  What fraction of the M&Ms are brown?

• 5/12
• 2/12
• 1/12
• 4/12

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Fanny picked 2/5 of the oranges from the tree. What fraction of the oranges is left for Tina to pick?

• 4/5
• 1/2
• 3/5
• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

Chelsea divided an apple into eight equal pieces. She ate five pieces. She put the other three in the fridge. What fraction did Chelsea put back in the fridge?

• 5/8
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Pam poured 1/4 cup of sugar into the cake mix. Her mom poured another 1/4 cup. How much sugar is in the cake mix?

• 3/4
• 2/8
• 2/4 or 1/2
• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D