Fraction Word Problem

I have a 6 foot-long piece of wood that I want to cut to build picture frames. If each piece is going to be \frac{3}{4} foot long, how many pieces will I be able to cut?

• 8 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 24 pieces

Solve the problem below:

• She will have 1/12 piece of ribbon

• She will have 12 pieces of ribbon

• She will have 4/3 pieces or ribbon

• I don't know the answer

Mr. Rodriguez has \frac{5}{8} ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?

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

The day after a party, 1/2 of the cake remains.  If 4 people share the rest of the cake equally, what fraction of the cake does each person get? 

• 4/2 of a cake

• 1/8 of a cake

• 8 cakes

• 1/4 of a cake

Change 2  6/7 to an improper fraction.

• 15/7

• 20/7

• 19/7

• 44/7

Change 9  1/4 to an improper fraction.

• 37/4

• 13/4

• 14/4

• 22/4

What is the first step in changing a mixed number to an improper fraction?

• Add the numerator and denominator

• Add the whole number to the numerator

• Multiply the numerator and denominator

• Multiply the whole number and the denominator