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Q1.2 Review 2 Fraction Applications

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One canister held 6 and 3/7 cups of almonds. Another canister held 2 and 1/8 cups of peanuts. How many more cups of almonds are there than peanuts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Kiwi has 3 1/5 lbs of jelly beans. Kaylee wants to combine her 2 1/3 lbs bag of jolly ranchers with the jelly beans. What would the total weight of the candy be when combined?

a)

6 1/5 lbs

b)

5 1/4 lbs

c)

1 1/2 lbs

d)

5 8/15lbs

3.

Aiden sliced 2 3/4 lbs of turkey and 3 2/3 lbs of ham to make sandwiches for a picnic. How much deli meat did he have?

a)

1 5/7 lbs

b)

5 3/7 lbs

c)

6 1/2 lbs

d)

6 5/12 lbs

4.
a)

7 hours

b)

9 hours

c)

5 hours

d)

8 hours

5.

Zachary and his family ordered 4 pizzas for dinner. His parents ate 3/8 of one pizza, Zachary's brothers ate a total of 1 1/4 pizzas and his sisters ate 1 1/2 pizzas. How much of a pizza was left for Zachary to eat?

a)

1/8

b)

38

c)

7/8

d)

1 1/4

e)

1 1/2

6.

Ace is building a wooden desk. Hes has 5 1/3 feet of wood. He needs 4 1/2 times that amount of wood to complete his desk. What is the total amount of wood that Ace needs?

a)

24ft

b)

9 1/5 feet

c)

20 1/6 feet

d)

9 5/6 feet

7.

To make 6 cupcakes, 1/3 cup of flour is needed. How many cupcakes can be made using one cup of flour?  6÷13=6\div\frac{1}{3}=  

a)

2

b)

9

c)

18

d)

24

8.

Use this equation  34×56=\frac{3}{4}\times\frac{5}{6}=  

An artist used 3/4 of the canvas to paint a flower and used 5/6 of the canvas to paint a face.  What fraction of the canvas had the flower overlapping the face

a)

8/10

b)

5/8

c)

18/20

9.

Use this equation  1 34 ×231\ \frac{3}{4\ }\times\frac{2}{3}  A girl spends 1 3/4 hours a day working on homework and 2/3 of her homework time on the computer.  What fraction of her total time is she on the computer?

a)

 1 1101\ \frac{1}{10}  

b)

 1 231\ \frac{2}{3}  

c)

 1 161\ \frac{1}{6}  

d)

 1 121\ \frac{1}{2}  

10.

A 5th grade class had a homework assignment and extra credit. 4/7 of the class completed the homework. Of those, 2/5 did the extra credit. What fraction represents the total number of students who completed both?

a)

6/35

b)

12/21

c)

8/35

d)

26/35

11.

Heather is making pudding for her family. Part of the recipe calls for a mixture of whole milk and buttermilk. She pours 3 1/4 cups of whole milk and 2 1/3 cups of buttermilk into a 5 cup container and the mixture overflows. She remembered the mixture filling up the container perfectly before and realizes she used too much whole milk. How much extra whole milk did she pour into the mixture? Express your answer in simplest fraction form.

a)

8/12 cups

b)

6/12 cups

c)

7/12 cups

d)

5/12

12.

At a party, a 12 slice pizza is shared by 5 people and each person eats 2 slices. Which equations represent the portion of the pizza that has been eaten?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
13.

Molly’s recipe for one pizza calls for 1 1/4 cups of cheese. If Molly makes 3 pizzas, how many cups of cheese will she need?

a)

4 3/4 cups

b)

3 1/2 cups

c)

3 3/4 cups

d)

4 1/4 cups

14.

David bought 4 gallons of gas to use in his lawnmower. If he uses 3/4 gallon each time he mows the yard, how many times can he mow the yard before he has to buy gas again?

a)

6

b)

4 3/8

c)

3 3/4

d)

5

15.

Billy wants to bake some loaves of bread but he ran out of flour. He borrows 4 3/4 cups of flour from Mrs. Smith and 3 1/4 cups of flour from Mr. Newman. How many loaves can he bake if the recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for each loaf?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

16.

Raekwon has 2 cups of dog food to feed his puppies. If he puts 2/3 cup of food into each puppy's bowl, how many puppies will he feed?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

1/6

d)

2 1/3

17.

Ramona completed a homework assignment consisting of 30 questions. If 3/10 of her work was incorrect, how many questions did Ramona answer correctly?

a)

23

b)

7

c)

21

d)

9

18.

Joe swam 2/3 mile on Saturday and 3/4 mile on Sunday. How many miles did he swim altogether?

a)

1 1/2

b)

2 5/12

c)

1 5/12

d)

5/7

19.

1 Hannah is 2/5 of her mother’s age. Her mother is 35. How old is Hannah?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

12

d)

10

20.

After Noah's birthday party, there was 1/2 of a pizza left over. The next day, he ate 2/3 of what was left. What fraction of a pizza did Noah eat?

a)

1/6

b)

1/3

c)

2/3

d)

3/4