Fraction Word Problems Identify Operations

4. Solve the following subtraction problem: 7/8 - 1/4

• 9/16

• 2/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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?

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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

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Tomas and Hector are running at P.E. Tomas runs 3/4 of a mile. Hector runs 3 times as far as Tomas. How far did Hector run?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Yesterday, Megan's Snack Shack went through 2/5 of a bottle of ketchup. If they used 3 times as much mustard as ketchup, how many bottles of mustard did they go through?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Joe's mom ordered 12 pizzas for a party. 1/4 of the pizzas were pepperoni pizzas, how many pepperoni pizzas were there?

• 4

• 3

• 9

• 8

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Michelle was making bracelets from ribbon. She wanted to make 4 bracelets and each bracelet needed 2/3 yards of ribbon. How much ribbon does Michelle need?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

In the morning, Jennifer drove to the store and used 2/4 of a gallon of gas. In the afternoon, she drove to the movie theater and used 3/4 of a gallon of gas. How much gas did Jennifer use in all?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Nicole sprinted 6 2/8 laps and then took a break by jogging 4 7/8 laps. How much farther did Nicole sprint than jog?

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2