Visualize and Solve Fun Fraction Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she shares it equally with 3 friends, how much pizza will each person get? Visualize this with a pizza model.

• 3/16 of a pizza

• 1/4 of a pizza

• 1/8 of a pizza

• 1/2 of a pizza

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need? Use a measuring cup model to visualize.

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

3. Tom read 1/2 of his book in the morning and 1/4 in the afternoon. How much of the book did he read in total? Draw a number line to help visualize the fractions.

• 1

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

4. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If Maria eats 3/8 of the bar, what fraction of the bar is left? Use a bar model to show your work.

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

5. In a class, 2/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many girls are there? Create a fraction model to visualize the students.

• 4

• 10

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

6. A garden is divided into 6 equal sections. If 1/3 of the garden is planted with flowers, how many sections are planted with flowers? Draw a visual representation of the sections.

• 4 sections

• 1 section

• 3 sections

• 2 sections

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

7. Lisa has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left? Use a fabric roll model to visualize the fractions.

• 3/4

• 5/12

• 1/3

• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

8. A cake is cut into 12 equal slices. If 1/4 of the cake is eaten, how many slices are left? Create a visual model of the cake to help solve the problem.

• 8 slices

• 10 slices

• 6 slices

• 9 slices

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

9. A fruit basket has 3/8 of its fruits as apples. If there are 32 fruits in total, how many apples are there? Use a pie chart to visualize the fractions.

• 8

• 10

• 16

• 12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. During a sale, 2/3 of the toys are sold. If there were originally 30 toys, how many toys are left? Draw a model to visualize the toys sold and remaining.

• 10 toys are left.

• 20 toys are left.

• 5 toys are left.

• 15 toys are left.

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B