Fractions Word Problem

Kaleb picked 2 3/4 pounds of peaches from the tree in his backyard. He gave 1 1/4 pounds to his neighbor Seidi. How many pounds of peaches does Kaleb have left?

• 1 1//2

• 1 /34

• 3 4/4

• 4

Melissa divides a small table into 20 sections. She puts crayons in 14 of the sections. Which fraction is equivalent to the part of the table covered with crayons? (NF.1)

• 4/5

• 3/4

• 7/10

• 6/8

Angel and some friends have ordered two pizzas. One is a medium sized pizza while the other is a large. Angel eats two slices of the medium sized pizza. Xander eats two slices of the large pizza. Angel says since they both ate 2/8 of a pizza they ate the same amount. Xander says he ate more. Who is correct?

• Angel is correct because both pizzas were cut into 8 pieces.

• They each ate 2 out of 8 pieces so they each ate 2/8; therefore they ate the same amount.

• They both ate 2/8, however the pizzas were not the same size so Angel ate more than Xander.

• They both ate 2/8, however the pizzas were not the same size so Angel ate less than Xander.

Melanie and Noah are building a castle out of plastic building blocks. They will need 2 1/2 buckets of blocks for the castle they have in mind. Melanie used to have two full buckets of blocks but lost some and now has 1 3/4 buckets. Noah used to have two full buckets of blocks too, but now has 1 1/4 buckets. If Melanie and Noah combine their buckets of blocks, will they have enough to build their castle?

• No, they will only have 2/4 of a bucket.

• No, I can't do unlike denominators.

• Yes, they will have 2 4/4 of a bucket.

• Yes, they will have 3 buckets which is more than 2 1/2.

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection.

He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends.

How many marbles did Chris give away?

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 1

Ally's little sister wanted to help her make some oatmeal cookies. First, she put $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal in the bowl. Next, she added another $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal. Finally, she added another $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal. How much oatmeal did she put in the bowl? Write your answer as a mixed number.

• 0

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

• 1 1/8

• 7/8

• 1

• 9/16

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

Ruger had a pitcher that contained 5/8 gallon of limeade. Ruger drank 1/4 gallon of the limeade, and Kilian drank 1/8 gallon. What fractional part of a gallon of limeade remained in the pitcher?

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

Harry filled a watering can with 3/4 gallon of water. After watering a plant, he sees that 1/8 gallon is left. How much water did Harry use to water the plant?

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon