Fraction Word Problems

What is 1/3 of 3/4?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

If you have 7/10 of a liter of juice and you pour out 1/5 of it, how much juice is left?

• 14/25 liters

• 2/5 liters

• 3/10 liters

• 1/2 liters

Compare 1/2 and 4/8. Are they equal, or is one larger?

• They cannot be compared.

• 4/8 is larger than 1/2.

• They are equal.

• 1/2 is larger than 4/8.

15. A class has 3/5 of its students present. If 1/5 of the students leave, how many are still present?

• 4/5 of the students are still present.

• 1/5 of the students are still present.

• 2/5 of the students are still present.

• 3/5 of the students are still present.

17. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of milk. If you want to make it twice, how much milk do you need?

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

If you have 2/3 of a cake and you give away 1/6 of it, how much cake do you have left?

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

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

Solve this problem:
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?

• 1/40

• 1 and 9/40

• 3/8

• 1 and 11/24

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

Solve this problem:
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?

• 1 and 6/7

• 5 and 11/16

• 5

• 1 and 1/2