Fraction Word Problems

Solve the following fraction word problem: If you have 5/8 of a cake and you give away 1/8 of it, how much cake is left?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/3

Solve the following fraction word problem: If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you eat 1/4 of it, how much pizza is left?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

If you have 4/7 of a bag of marbles and you give away 2/7 of them, how many marbles do you have left?

• 2/7

• 1/7

• 5/7

• 3/7

If you have 2/3 of a box of chocolates and you eat 1/3 of them, how many chocolates do you have left?

• 2/3 of the box of chocolates

• 1/3 of the box of chocolates

• 1/2 of the box of chocolates

• 1/4 of the box of chocolates

Joel made some muffins. He gave 1/4 of the muffins to a neighbor. He took 3/8 of the muffins to school. What fraction of the muffins did he have left?

• 4/12

• 3/8

• 5/12

• 8/8

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?

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

As a treat, your mom gave you a whole candy bar.  On the way to your friend’s house you ate ⅓ of the candy bar and put the rest away for later. After arriving to friend’s house, you decide that you want to share half of what was left with your friend.  What fraction of the candy bar will you share with your friend? 

• ⅓

• ½

• ⅔

• ⅜

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?