WorksheetsFraction Word Problems
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
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.
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
7.
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
8.
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?
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
9.
A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
c)
Multiply
d)
Divide
10.
Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
c)
Multiply
d)
Divide
11.
Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
c)
Multiply
d)
Divide
12.
A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food. Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food. How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
c)
Multiply
d)
Divide
13.
Kiki ate 1/6 of the celery sticks. What fraction of the celery sticks is left for Carl to eat?
a)
5/6 of the celery sticks
b)
2/3 of the celery sticks
c)
3/4 of the celery sticks
d)
4/6 of the celery sticks
14.
There is 1/2 of a cup of oil in Brandy's measuring cup. If Brandy adds 1/6 of a cup more, how much oil will be in the measuring cup?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
15.
At the farmers' market, Trent bought 1/2 of a bag of Red Delicious apples and 5/12 of a bag of Gala apples. How many more bags of Red Delicious apples did Trent purchase?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
16.
A meteorologist recorded the rainfall in Stafford in two consecutive months. In the first month, there was 1/2 of an inch of rain. In the second month, there was 3/10 of an inch of rain. What was the total amount of rainfall during the two months?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
17.
Sarah made two types of cookies. She used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did she use in all?
a)
2/3
b)
11/12
c)
3/8
d)
4/5
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