Fraction Word Problems

There is 1/2 of a cup of oil in Brandy's measuring cup. If Brandy adds 1/6 of a cup more, how much oil will be in the measuring cup?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Bill is cleaning out his refrigerator and notices that he has 2/3 of a gallon of juice left in the container. He pours 2/9 picture of a gallon left for his brother. What part of the gallon of juice is left now?

• 4/9

• 3/9

• 2/6

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Snow fell in Atlanta in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Atlanta on that day?

• 1/8

• 3/10

• 5/8

• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Sarah made two types of cookies. She used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did she use in all?

• 2/3

• 11/12

• 3/8

• 4/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The painter had 1/4 can of red paint, 1/4 can of blue paint, and 3/4 can of white paint.  How much paint did the painter have in all?

• 4/12

• 5/8

• 1 1/4

• 8/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A container of 8 TVs weighed one-third of a ton.  If every TV weighed the same amount, how heavy was each TV?

• 24

• 1/32

• 32

• 1/24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Write 42/4 as a mixed number in simplest form.

• 10  2/4

• 10  1/2

• 11  1/2

• 12  2/4

1/4 + 3/4 =

• 1

• 4/4

• 5/4

• 8 2/3

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A meteorologist recorded the rainfall in Stafford in two consecutive months. In the first month, there was 1/2 of an inch of rain. In the second month, there was 3/10 of an inch of rain. What was the total amount of rainfall during the two months?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

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