Fractions Word Problems

Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She keeps ¼ of them for herself and shares the rest with friends. How many sweets will she give to her friends?

• 52 sweets

• 54 sweets.

• 56 sweets.

• 58 sweets.

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A train arrives at the station with 150 passengers on board. 2/5 of the passengers get off the train in Seattle. How many passengers leave the train at the station?

• 70 passengers

• 100 passengers

• 65 passengers

• 60 passengers

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Dean buys 25 stickers on Monday and 17 on Tuesday, On Wednesday he gives 1/6 of his stickers to Jack. How many did he give to Jack?

• 10 stickers

• 7 stickers

• 8 stickers

• 12 stickers

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 72 books on a bookshelf. If 1/3 of these are non-fiction, how many fictional books are there?

• 50 fictional books.

• 45 fictional books.

• 89 fictional books.

• 48 fictional books.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Smith's class is making vests. Each vest uses 2/3 of a metre of fabric. How many vests can they make out of 18 metres of fabric?

• 26 vests.

• 15 vests.

• 12 vests.

• 20 vests.

In a sale Gameboys are reduced by 2/5 of the original price. What is the sale price if the original price was €50.00?

• € 20

• € 28

• € 30

• € 18

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Hilt has 6 pizzas. Each pizza has 6 slices. She sold one-fourth (¼) of the pizza slices. How many slices did she sell?

• 6 slices

• 12 slices

• 10 slices

• 9 slices

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Hilt had 4 pizzas. Each pizza had 8 slices. If Mrs. Hilt ate 1/2 of the pizza slices, how many slices were left?

• 20 slices

• 16 slices

• 10 slices

• 12 slices

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

At a birthday party, there are 16 pizzas. Each child will eat 3/4 of a pizza. How many slices will each child eat?

• 8 slices

• 10 slices

• 12 slices

• 9 slices

Tim has 12 flowers. 1/4 of them are red. How many of Tim's flower are red?

• 3

• 10

• 5

• 4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C