Fractions Word Problem

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

A rectangular garden is divided into 4 equal sections. If 3/4 of the garden is planted with flowers, what fraction of the garden is not planted with flowers?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

Jacob filled an bathtub with 6/8 gallon of water. Soon he realized that there was only 4/8 gallon of water. How much water leaked out of the tub?

• 3/8

• 2/8

• 10/8

• 10/12

Alex ate 3/4 of a sub. Anthony ate 3 times as much. How much sub did Anthony eat?

• 9 subs

• 2 1/4 sub

• 2 subs

• 2 3/4 sub

Jaz read for 4/8 of an hour every day of the week. How many hours does she read each week?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 4/8 hours

• 4 hours

Jenny spent 7 days at Grandma's house last summer. Her sister spent ⁶/₇ of that time at Grandma's. How many days did Jenny's sister spend at Grandma's house last summer?

• 6

• 7

• 14

• 64

To multiply two fractions...

• multiply the numerators and keep the denominators constant.

• multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

• keep the numerators constant and multiply the denominators.

• guess and check.

Coralie ran 2/3 of mile. La'Tanya ran 3 times as far. How far did La'Tanya run?

• 6/3 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles