Fractions from Word Problems

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8

In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of them are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?

• 2/8

• 3/15

• 3/8

• 2/15

Anthony divided 3/4 of a pound of butter into 6 equal parts. How much butter was in each part?

• 8 lb

• 18/4 lb

• 1/8 lb

• 1/24 lb

A hiking trail is 15 miles long. There is a rest area every 3/4 of a mile. How many rest areas are there along the hiking trail?

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 30

Chloe had 3/4 of a pizza left. Addie ate 1/6 of Chloe's pizza. How much pizza did Addie eat?

• 3/24 or 1/8 of the pizza

• 4/10 of the pizza

• 18/4 of the pizza

• 4/18 of the pizza

Solve:
Olivia set aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many hours of homework does she do in 5 days?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 4 1/2 hours

• 4 1/6 hours

• 50 minutes

We had 25 doughnuts and we ate 2/5 of them. How many doughnuts did we eat?

• 10 doughnuts

• 5 doughnuts

• 15 doughnuts

• 20 doughnuts

Yasmin has 8 kittens. Yasmin feeds these kittens a total of 22 ounces of food Yasmin feeds each kitten an equal amount of food Which statement is true?

• Each kitten is fed 2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 1/2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 3/4 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 3 ounces of food.

Mailina is making cupcakes for her classmates. She has 14 ounces of sprinkles. If she puts 1/4 ounce of sprinkles on each cupcake, how many cupcakes can she make using the sprinkles she has?

• 3 1/2

• 5

• 46

• 56

The Brown family had cereal for breakfast.

*Before breakfast there was 3/4 gallon of milk.

*The Brown's drank 1/2 of their milk at breakfast.

How many gallons of milk did the Brown family use for breakfast?

• 3/8

• 4/6

• 2/2

• 6/8