Envisions Math Fractions Word Problems

Kirk has 3/4 of a carton of eggs. He uses some of the eggs to make an omelette and now has 2/4 of the carton left. What fraction of the carton did Kirk use?

Landon has 8/10 of his lawn left to mow. He mows 6/10 of the lawn before breaking for breakfast. How much more of the lawn does Landon have left to mow?

Review: What is 1/10 less than 5/10?

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

3 ⁴/₉

of the marbles in a box were black and the rest were white. Akiko put in some more black marbles. Now,  of the marbles are white. How many black marbles did Akiko put in?

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

2 ³/₅

What fraction of the celery sticks is left for Carl to eat?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 4/6

What fraction of the bread has jelly on it?

• 2/1

• 1/5

• a half

• one fourth

Chelsea divided an apple into eight equal pieces.

She ate five pieces.

She put the other three in the fridge.

What fraction did Chelsea eat?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

Suzy has 6 pieces of pizza.

She gives 3 pieces of pizza to her brother.

What fraction represents the pizza she gave away?

• 6/3

• 3/6

• 3/4

• 6/8