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Word Problems With Fractions and Volume

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 6hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Lori is baking cookies. Her recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of milk.  Lori decides she wants to triple the recipe.  How much milk is needed?
a)
2/9
b)
4 ½
c)
1
d)
2
2.
Mina has 1/2 of a bag of popcorn. She eats half of her popcorn. How much popcorn does Mina have left? 
a)
1/8 of a bag
b)
1/4 of a bag
c)
1/2 of a bag
d)
1 bag
3.
Samantha used 1 1/8  teaspoon of sprinkles on each cupcake. If she made 5 cupcakes, how many teaspoons of sprinkles did she use?
a)
5 1/8 teaspoons
b)
5 1/2 teaspoons
c)
5 5/8 teaspoons
4.
7/8
a)
less than 1
b)
equal to 1
c)
more than 1
5.
2/3 x 7/7 =
a)
more than 2/3
b)
equal to 2/3
c)
less than 2/3
6.
6 1/2 x  1/2 =
a)
less than 6 1/2
b)
more than 6 1/2
c)
equal to 6 1/2
7.
1/2 x 8 1/8  
Will the product be more or less than 8 1/8?
a)
More
b)
Less
c)
Equal
8.

Will the product be less than, greater than, or equal to 9?

a)

equal to

b)

less than

c)

greater than

9.

Will the product be less than, greater than, or equal to 7?

a)

equal to

b)

less than

c)

greater than

10.

Will the product be less than, greater than, or equal to either factor?

a)

smaller than

b)

greater than

c)

equal to

11.

Will the product be less than, greater than, or equal to 3?

a)

less than

b)

greater than

c)

equal to

12.
A race course is 3 miles long. If 4 students on a relay team run an equal distance of the course, how far will each student run?
a)
3 miles
b)
4 miles
c)
3/4 of a mile
d)
4/3 of a mile
13.
Mr. Khan and his wife are going to equally share 3 brownies. How many brownies will they each get?
a)
1 brownie
b)
3 brownies
c)
2/3 of a brownie
d)
3/2 brownies
14.

What is 2/3 of 9? Select all that apply.

a)

18/3

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

15.

Choose the unknown number that makes the equation true. ____ = 4/8 - 1/8

a)

1/8

b)

3/8

c)

5/8

d)

5/16

16.

Choose the unknown number that makes the equation true. 7/5 - ___ = 4/5

a)

7/5

b)

5/7

c)

3/10

d)

3/5

17.

Decide all the expressions that are equal to 1 5/8.

a)

1 + 5/8

b)

8/8 + 2/8 + 3/8

c)

3/8 + 1/8 + 2/8

d)

1 + 2/8 +1/8 + 2/8

18.

Jack has 2 3/4 feet of rope. Together, Jack and Diane have

4 1/4 feet of rope. How many feet of rope does Diane have?

a)

1 2/4

b)

4 2/4

c)

6 4/4

d)

7 4/4

19.

Mrs. Wilson will put a fence around her rectangular garden. The length of the garden is 9 and 5/6 yards. The width of the garden is 5 and 1/4 yards. How many yards of fencing does Mrs. Wilson need?

a)

14 and 6/10

b)

29 and 1/12

c)

29 and 1/5

d)

30 and 1/6

20.

A rectangle has a length of 4 and 1/2 inches and a width of 2 and 3/4 inches. What is the area of the rectangle, in square inches?

a)

12 and 3/8

b)

12 and 1/4

c)

6 and 2/3

d)

6 and 3/8

21.

Karen pictured a square picture frame. Each side measures 1 and 1⁄4 feet. What is the area of the picture frame in square feet?

a)

1 and 9⁄16 square feet

b)

2 and 2⁄8 square feet″

c)

4 and 4⁄16 square feet

d)

2 and 1/2

22.

Lee made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. He made enough strawberry jam to fill 3/5 of a jar. If he made 3 and 1/2 times as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many jars will the raspberry jam fill?

a)

7/10

b)

2 and 1/10

c)

2 and 1/5

d)

3/5

23.

Which of the following are correct ways to decompose 6/10?

Select all that apply.

a)

1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10

b)

3/10 + 3/10

c)

2/10 + 2/10 + 1/10 + 1/10

d)

1/10 + 3/10 + 3/10

e)

2/10 + 3/10 + 1/10

24.

Bert has 3 1/6 cups of oil. He uses 1 5/6 cups to make some ferrofluid. How much oil does he have left?

a)

2 4/6

b)

1 2/6

c)

1 4/6

d)

1 6/6 (or 2 wholes)

25.
Anecia and her 7 friends want to share 12 candy bars evenly. How much would each person get?
a)
7/12
b)
8/12
c)
1 1/2
d)
12/7
26.
Greg drank ¾ of a ½ gallon of chocolate milk. How much of the whole gallon did he drink? How much of the whole gallon is left? 
a)
1 ¼ gallon ¾ left 
b)
⅜ gallon; ⅝ left
c)
⅝ gallon; ⅜ left
d)
⅜ gallon; ¾ left
27.
Find the shaded area. 
a)
5/16 square foot
b)
12/50 square foot
c)
12/10 square foot
d)
10/50 square foot
28.
What's the answer to this equation? 
a)
2/25
b)
12/25
c)
8/25
d)
20/25
29.
What two fractions are being multiplied? 
a)
3/10 x 2/5
b)
3/5 x 2/10
c)
7/10 x 9/5
d)
6/5 x 6/10
30.
On Friday, 1/6 of band practice was spent trying on uniforms. The band spent 1/4 of practice on marching. The remaining practice time was spent playing music. What fraction of practice time was spent playing music?
a)
7/12
b)
1/4
c)
2/10
d)
2/24
31.

Bridget has 5 liters of fruit juice. She wants it to last 10 days by drinking the same amount each day. How much should Bridget drink each day?

a)

5 liters

b)

2 liters

c)

1/2 of a liter

d)

2/5 of a liter

32.

Jaquan and his 4 friends want to split up their 7 bags of Takis evenly. What fraction of the bags would each friend get?

a)

4/7

b)

5/7

c)

7/5

d)

2 2/5

33.

Darcy bought 35 pounds of dog food. She divided the dog food equally into 4 buckets. How much dog food did Darcy put into each bucket?

a)

9 pounds

b)

8 3/4 pounds

c)

4 pounds

d)

4/35 pounds

34.

Kami bought 8 yards of lanyard. She cut the lanyard into 1/2-yard pieces. How many pieces of lanyard did Kami make?

a)

2

b)

16

c)

1/16

d)

1/2

35.
Two friends share 1/2 of a pineapple equally. What fraction of a whole pineapple does each friend get?
a)
4
b)
1/4
c)
8
d)
1/8
36.
How many cars were sold on Saturday and Sunday?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
8
d)
10
37.
How many students had more than 6 candy bars?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1
38.
How many students received a score of 94%? 
a)
94
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
39.
How many students scored 93% or less?
a)
6
b)
16
c)
14
d)
13
40.
Use the line plot to determine the weight of ALL the diamonds.
a)
5 ½
b)
5 ¾
c)
4 ¾
d)
2 ¾
41.
What is the difference between the highest score and the lowest score on the test?
a)
15
b)
100
c)
6
d)
10
42.
What fraction is represented at point X?
a)
4/6
b)
3/2
c)
3/5
d)
4/5
43.

What is the mean (average) in inches?

a)

About 2 inches

b)

About 4 inches

c)

About 3 inches

d)

About 5 inches

44.
How do you write an ordered pair?
a)
(X,X)
b)
(Y,X)
c)
(X,Y)
d)
(Y,Y)
45.

Ordered pair (0,0) is also known as the ___.

a)

y-axis

b)

x-axis

c)

origin

d)

coordinate plane

46.
What is the 6th term in the given sequence?
11, 17, 23, 29,...
a)
6
b)
35
c)
41
d)
47
47.

Find the function rule:

a)

Add 3

b)

Add 6

c)

Multiply by 4

d)

Add 9

48.
How many days did it snow MORE than 4/8 of an inch?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
4
49.
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
a)
26 cubic units
b)
24 cubic units
c)
24 square units
d)
26 square units
50.
Joy wants to create a box with a volume of 8 cubic units. Which dimensions would work?
a)
length: 8 units
width: 8 units
height: 8 units
b)
length: 2 units
width 4 units
height: 3 units
c)
length: 4 units
width: 2 units
height: 2 units
d)
length: 2 units
width: 4 units
height: 1 unit
51.
Find the volume of the rectangular prism. How many unit cubes would it take to make the rectangular prism?
a)
13 cubic units
b)
13 square units
c)
48 cubic units
d)
24 cubic units
52.
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
a)
60 cubic centimeters
b)
15 cubic centimeters
c)
20 cubic centimeters
d)
6 cubic centimeters
53.
Find the volume
a)
1120 ft2
b)
2011 ft2
c)
120 ft3
d)
1120 ft3
54.
Find the Volume
a)
428.4 cm3
b)
412.8 cm3
c)
404.2 cm3
d)
400 cm3
55.

Edward has a piece of fabric that is 5 feet long. The fabric needs to be cut into 3 equal length pieces. How many feet long should each piece of fabric be? Select ALL answers that apply.

a)

3/5

b)

5/3

c)

1 2/3

d)

1 3/2

56.

Matthew writes 4 different problems to show division. Select ALL problems that have an answer greater than 1.

a)

5 cookies shared between 2 friends

b)

2 oranges shared among 4 friends

c)

3 granola bars shared among 3 friends

d)

6 peaches shared among 5 friends

57.

Enter the two consecutive whole numbers that the quotient for 85 ÷ 13 is between.

a)

7 and 8

b)

6 and 7

c)

8 and 9

d)

6

58.

Jill will share 21 ounces of cat food equally among 4 cats. How many ounces of cat food will each cat receive?

a)

1 4/5 ounces

b)

4 1/5 ounces

c)

5 1/4 ounces

d)

6 1/4 ounces

59.
Which of the following represents 5 divided by 8?
a)
8/5
b)
5/8
60.
Two after school clubs are having pizza parties. For the Math Club, the teacher will order 3 pizzas for every 5 students. For the student council, the teacher will order 5 pizzas for every 8 students. Since you are in both groups, you need to decide which party to attend. If you want to have the most pizza, which party should you attend? 
a)
Math Club
b)
Student Council
61.

Kaen and Tyler are working at their lemonade stand. They have sold 1/2 of a pitcher of lemonade. They sold 1/3 of that earlier in the morning.

What fraction of a pitcher of lemonade did they sell in the morning?

a)

3/2

b)

1/2

c)

1/6

d)

1/12

62.
My dad was painting my bedroom. He started with 5/9 of a can of paint. He used 1/3 of the can. How much paint did he have left?
a)
2/9 of a can of paint
b)
1/2 of a can of paint
c)
2/3 of a can of paint
63.
Rachel spent 1/3 of her allowance on a new book and 2/5 of her allowance on some pencils. How much of her allowance did she spend?
a)
2/15 of her allowance
b)
3/8 of her allowance
c)
11/15 of her allowance
64.
Oliver and Charlie are eating from the same box of cereal. Oliver eats 2/12 of the box and Charlie eats 2/6 of the box. How much of the cereal do they eat together? Simplify the fraction.
a)
1/3 of the box of cereal
b)
4/18 of the box of cereal
c)
1/2 of the box of cereal
65.
4 ½ - ⅚
a)
5
b)
3  4/5 
c)
3
d)
3  2/3
66.
Greg drank ¾ of a ½ gallon of chocolate milk. How much of the whole gallon did he drink? How much of the whole gallon is left? 
a)
1 ¼ gallon ¾ left 
b)
⅜ gallon; ⅝ left
c)
⅝ gallon; ⅜ left
d)
⅜ gallon; ¾ left
67.

Susan walks 5 miles to school each day. How many feet does she walk in all?

a)

15,840 feet

b)

10,560 feet

c)

26,400 feet

d)

21,120 feet

68.

Kevin rode his bike for 12 kilometers on Saturday. How many meters did Kevin ride his bike?

a)

120 meters

b)

1,200 meters

c)

12,000 meters

d)

120,000 meters

69.

Tiffany bought 8 yards 2 feet of ribbon from Walmart. How many feet of ribbon does she have in all?

a)

26 feet

b)

20 feet

c)

18 feet

d)

10 feet

70.

During the summer, Mark stays awake for 3 days. How many hours did Mark stay awake?

a)

24 hours

b)

180 hours

c)

48 hours

d)

72 hours

71.

Aisha and her mother buy 5 pounds of chopped fruit for a fruit salad. What is the weight of the fruit in ounces?

a)

80 ounces

b)

70 ounces

c)

60 ounces

d)

50 ounces

72.
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
a)
60 cubic centimeters
b)
15 cubic centimeters
c)
20 cubic centimeters
d)
6 cubic centimeters
73.
a)
180 cm
b)
160 cm
c)
120 cm
d)
130 cm 
74.
a)

24 units3

b)

20 units3

c)

14 units3

d)

29 units3

75.
What fraction is closest to    0
a)
4/7
b)
1/10
c)
8/9
d)
11/12
76.
Which point is 7/8?
a)
Point C
b)
Point D
c)
Point E
d)
Point F
77.
0----I----I----1----I----I----2
What fraction of the number line is red?
a)
1⅙
b)
1⅓
c)
1⅗
d)
78.
0----I----I----1----I----I----2
What fraction of the number line is red?
a)
1⅙
b)
1⅓
c)
1⅗
d)
79.
Which is MORE...
5 feet 
OR
48 inches
a)
5 feet
b)
48 inches
c)
they are equal
80.
5 feet 3 inches is the same as
a)
48 inches
b)
66 inches
c)
63 inches
d)
60 inches
81.
Which is MORE...
3 feet
OR 
1 yard
a)
3 feet
b)
1 yard
c)
they are equal
82.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

83.
Is 55,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 5 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
equal to
c)
less than
84.
Is 11 g greater than, less than, or equal to 1,100 mg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to