Fractions Story Problems Which Operation to Choose to Solve

Jon jogged 3/4 of a mile in the morning. Jon jogged 2/3 of a mile in the evening. How much farther did he jog in the morning?

• 1/1

• 5/7

• 1/2

• 1/12

Joe has 6 gallons of paint. It takes 1/4 gallon to paint a chair. How many chairs can he paint?

• 24

• 12

• 6

• 4

A square has a length of 2/3 of foot. What is its area?

• 20/30

• 4/9

• 8/24

a pizza has 12 slices. 1/2 of a pizza has pepperoni. 1/3 of those slices also have pineapple. How many slices have pepperoni and pineapple.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

1/3 of a pizza has onions. 1/4 of those slices also have mushrooms. What fraction of the pizza has mushrooms and onions?

• 1/12

• 2/12

• 2/5

• 6/12

4 friends share 2/3 of a pizza. How much does each friend get?

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/8

• 1/10

Jon jogged 3/5 of a mile in the morning. Jon jogged 1/2 of a mile in the evening. How much farther did he jog in the morning?

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 2/3

• 1/12

4 friends share 1/2 of a pizza. How much does each friend get?

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/8

• 1/10

You can paint a chair with 2/3 can of paint. How many chairs can you paint with 6 cans?

• 6

• 3

• 9

• 12

Billy painted 1/4 of the wall. Janet painted 2/3 of the wall. How much of the wall did the paint together?

• 3/7

• 1/1

• 2/12

• 11/12