Improper Fraction Word Problems

You have 5 3/4 yards of fabric, and you use 2 1/3 yards to make a dress. How much fabric is left?

• 1 1/4 yards

• 2 3/4 yards

• 4 1/2 yards

• 3 5/12 yards

If you have 3 2/5 liters of water and you drink 1 3/4 liters, how much water do you have left?

• 1 2/5 liters

• 2 3/5 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 2 1/5 liters

John wrote fourteen thirds as the correct answer to a problem. Which problem could he have solved?

• What is three divided by fourteen?

• What is 14 divided by 3?

• What is one third of fourteen?

• What is one-fourteenth of three?

Seven people want to share three pints of ice cream equally. How many pints of ice cream should each person get?

• 1/7

• 1/3

• 3/7

• 7/3

Mandy had 2/3 pound of watermelon. She ate 1/3 of the 2/3, how much does she have left?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/5

Nine people want to share five candy bars equally. How much of the candy bar will each person get?

• 4

• 5

• 9/2

• 5/9

Micheal wrote 5 and 1/3 as the correct answer to a problem. Which problem could he have solved?

*Hint* convert to an improper fraction first!

• What is five divided by one-third?

• What is one-third divided by 5?

• What is 16 divided by 3?

• What is five divided by 3?

Daniella made 2 4/5 cups of lemonade on Wednesday and 1 1/2 cups of lemonade on Thursday. How much lemonade did she make on those two days combined?

• 4  2/5 cups

• 4  3/10 cups

• 4  1/10 cups

• 4  1/2 cups

PTA bought balls for students to play with during recess. 5/8 of the balls were lost. What fraction represents the amount of balls that were not lost?

• 3/8

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 1/8

Brooke had 3/5 of an apple pie and her mother had 2/7 of an apple pie.   How much apple pie do they have in total?

• 35/35

• 5/12

• 31/35

• 1   2/35