Understanding Fractions in Word Problems

If a pizza is divided into 12 pieces and 3 pieces are eaten, how many pieces are left?

• 3 pieces

• 9 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 6 pieces

Mika and Miles ate 6 pieces of dessert together, and Mika ate 4 pieces alone. How many pieces did Miles eat?

• 6 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 8 pieces

Out of 13 sodas, 6 are lemon and 4 are strawberry. What fraction of the sodas are either lemon or strawberry?

• 13/13

• 6/13

• 10/13

• 4/13