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Fraction Word Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Snow fell in Monroe twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Monroe on that day?

a)
1/8
b)
3/10
c)
5/8
d)
7/8
2.

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

a)
1
b)
1 1/2
c)
1  3/4 
d)
2
3.

Stephanie drew 12 pictures. She drew ⅔ of them in art class. How many pictures did she draw in art class?

a)
8 pictures
b)
4 pictures
c)
6 pictures
d)
9 pictures
4.

Bill is cleaning out his refrigerator and notices that he has 2/3 of a gallon of juice left in the container. He pours out 2/9 for his brother. How much juice is left in the container?

a)
4/9
b)
3/9
c)
2/6
d)
1/2
5.

Julia has 3 1/2 pounds of dog food.  She plans to split it equally among her 7 dogs.  How much dog food will each dog receive?

a)
1/2 pound each
b)
2 pounds each
c)
21  1/2 pounds each
d)
1  pound each
6.

Ms. Garcia bought 3 2/3 pounds of bologna. She ate 1½ pounds . How many pounds of bologna does she have left 

a)
1 ½ 
b)
2 ¾ 
c)
- 2 ¾ 
d)
1/6
7.

If a puppet requires 3/4 yards of material, how many puppets can be made from 9 yards of material?

a)
6 puppets
b)
7 puppets
c)
12 puppets
d)
9 puppets
8.

Two-thirds of the students in your class are boys. One-eighth of the boys play soccer. What fraction of the kids in your class are boys who play soccer? 

a)
3/11
b)
1/4
c)
1/12
d)
1/5
9.

Student Council bought Mrs. Donnelly two dozen (24) roses. 1/4 of them were white roses. How many white roses were there?

a)
12
b)
48
c)
6
d)
1/48
10.

Select the correct expression: 
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make? 

a)
6 x 3/4
b)
6 ÷ 3/4
c)
3/4 ÷ 6
d)
3/4 x 6