Fraction Fun: Solving Mixed Operations with Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

3. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he has 1/4 gallon left, how much juice did he start with?

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

4. A garden has 5/6 of a yard of soil. If 1/3 of it is used for planting flowers, how much soil is left?

• 5/9 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 2/3 yards

• 3/4 yards

5. Lisa baked 2/5 of a cake and gave 1/10 of it to her friend. How much of the cake does she have left?

• 3/10

• 1/2

• 9/25

• 7/25

6. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

• 4 miles

• 7 miles

7. If a chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces and John eats 1/4 of it, how many pieces does he have left?

• 10

• 9

• 8

• 11

8. A bottle contains 1/2 liter of water. If 1/6 of it is poured out, how much water remains in the bottle?

• 2/3 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 3/8 liters

• 5/12 liters

9. Emma has 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/4 of it to wrap a gift. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

10. A recipe requires 3/5 cup of flour. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more flour do you need to complete the recipe?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/10 cup

• 1/3 cup