Free Printable Word Problem Involving Operations on Fraction

1.

Tomas and Hector are running at P.E. Tomas runs 3/4 of a mile. Hector runs 3 times as far as Tomas. How far did Hector run?

a)

$\frac{9}{4}$

b)

$\frac{6}{4}$

c)

$\frac{9}{12}$

d)

$\frac{12}{4}$

2.

Yesterday, Megan's Snack Shack went through 2/5 of a bottle of ketchup. If they used 3 times as much mustard as ketchup, how many bottles of mustard did they go through?

a)

\frac{6}{15}

b)

$\frac{7}{5}$

c)

$\frac{6}{5}$

d)

$\frac{5}{15}$

3.

Joe's mom ordered 12 pizzas for a party. 1/4 of the pizzas were pepperoni pizzas, how many pepperoni pizzas were there?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

9

d)

8

4.

Bruce filled a bucket with 8 2/3 gallons of water. Later, he poured out 3 gallons of the water. How much water is left in the bucket?

a)

$6\ \frac{1}{3}$

b)

8

c)

$11\ \frac{2}{3}$

d)

$5\ \frac{2}{3}$

5.

Michelle was making bracelets from ribbon. She wanted to make 4 bracelets and each bracelet needed 2/3 yards of ribbon. How much ribbon does Michelle need?

a)

$\frac{6}{3}$

b)

2\ \frac{2}{3}

c)

$4\ \frac{2}{3}$

d)

$\frac{8}{12}$

6.

In the morning, Jennifer drove to the store and used 2/4 of a gallon of gas. In the afternoon, she drove to the movie theater and used 3/4 of a gallon of gas. How much gas did Jennifer use in all?

a)

1\ \frac{1}{4}

b)

$\frac{8}{4}$

c)

$2\ \frac{1}{4}$

d)

$\frac{5}{8}$

7.

Amy's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 9/10 of a pound of butter and 8/10 of a pound of sugar. How much more butter than sugar was used?

a)

$\frac{4}{5}$

b)

$1\ \frac{7}{10}$

c)

$\frac{17}{10}$

d)

\frac{1}{10}

8.

A meteorologist found that the rainfall in Livingston during the first half of the month was 1 1/3 inches. At the end of the month, he found that the total rainfall for the month was 4 inches. How much did it rain in the second half of the month?

a)

5\ \frac{1}{3}

b)

$2\ \frac{2}{3}$

c)

$3\ \frac{2}{3}$

d)

$2\ \frac{1}{3}$

9.

Nicole sprinted 6 2/8 laps and then took a break by jogging 4 7/8 laps. How much farther did Nicole sprint than jog?

a)

$11\ \frac{1}{8}$

b)

$2\ \frac{5}{8}$

c)

$1\ \frac{3}{8}$

d)

$11\ \frac{3}{8}$

10.

Yesterday, The Coffee Spot sold 5 6/12 cups of caffeinated coffee and 1 1/12 cups of decaffeinated coffee. How many cups of coffee did they sell in all?

a)

$6\ \frac{8}{12}$

b)

$6\ \frac{3}{4}$

c)

$5\ \frac{7}{12}$

d)

6\ \frac{7}{12}

Word Problem Involving Operations on Fraction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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