Multi Step Word Problems With Like Denominator Fractions

When Adding LIKE denominators fractions:

To find the numerator, you need to

• The numerator remain the same

• Cross multiply the numerators

• Multiply numerators

• Add Numerators

Jasmine feeds her cat 1/4 cup of food each day. There are 6 cups of cat food in the bag. How many days will the bag of cat food last?

• 24

• 1 and 1/2

• 5 and 3/4

• 1/24

Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

• 1

• 2/9

• 2

• 1/4

Heath has 1/2 pound of raisins. He put the raisins into 4 bags. He put the same amount into each bag. What amount of raisins did Heath put into each bag?

• 2 pounds

• 8 pounds

• 1/8 pounds

• 4 and 1/2 pounds

• 1/6

• 3/6

• 6/6

• 2/6

Ethan is baking bread and added 3/8 tablespoon of yeast to the dough. If he adds another 3/8 tablespoon of yeast, how much total yeast will he use?

• 6/8

• 6/12

• 6/18

• 6/10

Tom is throwing a pizza party for his friends. His friends have eaten 7/12 of the pizza. Tom has eaten 2/12 of the pizza. How much of the pizza has already been eaten?

• 9/12

• 5/12

• 12/12

• 4/12

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 5/5; the whole mile

Grace is baking a pie for her family dinner. The recipe calls for 6/8 cup of sugar for the pie filling and 1/8 cup of sugar for the crust. of sugar. How much sugar does she need in total?

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 7/16

• 5/16

The total length of three boards is 7/8 of a yard. The lengths of two of the boards are 1/4 of a yard and 3/16 of a yard. What is the length of the third board?

• 5/8 of a yard

• 11/16 of a yard

• 1 and 5/16 of a yard

• 7/16 of a yard