Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide Fractions Word Problems

One serving of cheese enchiladas uses 1.5 ounces of cheese. The entire pan of enchiladas uses 12.75 ounces. How many servings are in the pan? What operation do you need to perform?

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

• Subtract

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

To simplify a fraction, I need to

• divide the numerator and denominator by the same number

• add the numerator and denominator by the same number

• multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number

• subtract the numerator and denominator by the same number

1/2 equals how many eighths?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Noe jogged 4/5 miles on Monday and 1/10 miles on Tuesday. What is the difference between those two distances?

• 7/10 miles

• 3/10 miles

• 3 miles

• 3/5 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve this problem:
Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

• 1/5

• 4/15

• 14/15

• 1 and 4/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Elijah bought a Bamboo plant that was 4 1/2 feet high. When he got it home, he cut 3 1/6 feet off of it. How tall was the plant after he cut it down?

• 1 1/3 feet

• 7 2/3 feet

• 12 1/12 feet

• 1 2/3 feet

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

After your birthday party there is 2/3 of the cake leftover. If you want to give 1/2 to your grandma, how much of the cake would that be?

• 3/6

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6