Fraction Word Problems

Isaac spent 5/8 of his money on a new football and saved the rest. What fraction of his money did he have left?

• 7/8

• 1

• 2/8

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

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CCSS.3.OA.A.4

Logan collected 18 ten-dollar bills while selling tickets for a show. He gave 1/6 of the bills to the theater and kept the rest. How much money did he keep?

• $150

• $165

• $132

• $155

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Caroline and her 3 friends are splitting a batch of brownies cut into eights. All the brownies are split evenly among the girls. How many brownies will each girl get?

(a)  

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Corey bought 12 doughnuts. 9 of the doughnuts were chocolate. What fraction of the doughnuts are not chocolate?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

5 out of 6 teams made it to the playoffs. What fraction of the teams did not make it to the playoffs?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

A class of 20 are going on a field trip. Half of the kids brought their lunch. What fraction of the kids brought lunch?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2A

Jason is having a pizza party for his birthday. If he is having 20 friends over and they each eat 3/8 of a pizza, how many pizzas should he order for the party?

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Ricky needed to buy the ice cream for his family dinner. He wants to buy enough ice cream so each of the 18 guests can have 3/4 of a pint of ice cream. How many pints should he buy?

• 14

• 24

Josie collected 2/3 of a bin of cans to recycle. Dianne collected 9 times as many bins as Josie. How many bins of cans did Dianne collect?

• 6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C