Fractions of a Number Word Problems

Sandy has a bag of Skittles. She dumped them out on her desk and split them into colors. 1/8 are yellow, 2/8 are green, and 5/8 are red. If there are 24 pieces altogether, then how many pieces are red?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

On Friday, Jessica's school offers different flavored cookies to students: chocolate chip, sprinkles, and sugar. The cafeteria makes 100 cookies in total. If 3/5 of the cookies are chocolate chip, then exactly how many chocolate chip cookies does the cafeteria make on a Friday?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Stella is painting her room. Each of her four walls need 2/3 of a gallon of paint. How much paint will Stella need to purchase to paint all of her walls?

• 3

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

Ms. Black's class has 18 students. 2/3 are girls. How many girls are in her class?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Amy is making a pie for her family. The recipe requires 1/6 cup of filling for each slice. If she wants to make 8 slices of pie, how much filling does she need?

• 8/6

• 8/14

• 9/14

• 8/12

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

Logan collected 18 ten-dollar bills while selling tickets for a show. He gave 1/6 of the bills to the theater and kept the rest. How much money did he keep?

• $150

• $165

• $132

• $155

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Carlos is baking banana bread. He uses 3/8 cup of sugar to make one loaf. If he makes 6 loaves of banana bread, then how much sugar will Carlos use?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Anthony divided 3/4 of a pound of butter into 6 equal parts. How much butter was in each part?

• 8 lb

• 18/4 lb

• 1/8 lb

• 1/24 lb

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

• How many miles will Kniah walk is she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

• How many 1/3 cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

• How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Andrea has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 3/4 of her collection with friends. How many coins did she share?

• 20

• 50

• 60

• 70

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C