Fractions Practical Problems

What is the value of 1 7/8 divided by 4?

• 15/32

• 7 1/2 

• 14/32

• 7 1/4

How many 2/5 are in 6?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

2 ¼ ÷ 4 ⅕ =

• 11/26

• ⅝

• ⅞

• 15/28

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Jill has 1/2 of a piece of cake.  If she divided the piece evenly among herself and 3 friends, how large of a piece would each person get?

• 2

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Molly had 2 1/4 cupcakes leftover from the party.  She wanted to slice them up into 1/8 size pieces.  How many pieces of cupcake would she have?

• 18

• 9

• 9/32

• 4

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Jeremy has 4 cups of cat food.  If he puts 1/3 cup in each bowl, how many cats will he feed?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Mrs. Mello ordered 10 cakes for her classroom celebration. This table shows the amount of cakes Mrs. Mello has already served to students.

What is the total amount of cakes Mrs. Mello has left to serve?

• 8 7/8

• 7 9/14

• 7 15/8

• 1 1/8

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Susan is making a new dress for her performance. She needs 4 3/4 yards of fabric for the jacket and 1 11/12 yards of fabric for the dress. If Susan has four yards of fabric, how much more does she need?

• 3 8/12

• 2 9/12

• 2 5/6

• 3 7/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

There are 20 cars in a parking lot.

Geico provides insurance to 3/5 of the cars.

AllState provides insurance to one-tenth of the cars.

State Farm provides insurance to the remaining cars.

How many cars in this parking lot does State Farm provide insurance to?

• 20

• 12

• 6

• 14

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Ms. Hockless is trying to do a math problem that involves fractions but needs help. What would be a good way to show her?

• Convert the fractions to decimals by dividing numerator by the denominator and then solve

• Just add all the numbers on the fractions together

• Convert all of the fractions to percents and then solve

• Draw pictures of the fractions and just make a good guess at the answer

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3