WorksheetsFraction Word Problems
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Solve this problem:
A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
a)
6 and 3/4
b)
5 and 1/4
c)
4 and 1/2
d)
8
4.
There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
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
5.
Solve this problem:
There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
a)
16
b)
11 and 1/4
c)
12 and 3/4
d)
9
6.
Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
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
7.
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
8.
Solve this problem:
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?
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?
a)
1/5
b)
4/15
c)
14/15
d)
1 and 4/5
9.
Kennedy made 12 3/8 cups of tea. She and her friends drank 7 1/4 cups. How much was left?
a)
5 1/4 cups
b)
4 1/8 cups
c)
5 1/8 cups
d)
5 3/8 cups
10.
Cornelia spends 2 2/3 hours studying for her big science test. She spent 2/3 of an hour finishing her writing assignment and 1/4 of an hour playing outside. How much time did she spend overall on the three activities?
a)
3 3/4 hours
b)
3 7/12 hours
c)
3 5/12 hours
d)
3 1/2 hours
11.
Adam ran 2 1/3 miles. Lucy ran 1 3/4 miles. How many miles did the two runners run combined?
a)
4 1/12
b)
3 8/9
c)
4 1/6
d)
3 11/12
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