Free Printable Fraction Word Problems

1.

$\frac{7}{8}$ of the people at a movie theater buy popcorn. $\frac{3}{4}$ of these people upgrade to a drink and popcorn combo. What fraction of the people from the whole movie theater get the drink and popcorn combo?

a)

$\frac{11}{32}$ of the people

b)

$\frac{7}{8}$ of the people

c)

$\frac{21}{32}$ of the people

d)

$\frac{5}{8}$ of the people

2.

Jughead eats 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ burgers and Betty eats $\frac{6}{7}$ of a burger. How much more did Jughead eat?

a)

$\frac{11}{14}$ of a burger

b)

$\frac{9}{14}$ of a burger

c)

$\frac{5}{7}$ of a burger

d)

$\frac{3}{7}$ of a burger

3.

Snow fell in Newton 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 Newton on that day?

a)

1/8

b)

3/10

c)

5/8

d)

7/8

4.

Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?

a)

9/30

b)

1/2

c)

1 7/30

d)

1 13/30

5.

There were $1\frac{1}{2}$ pizzas left after the party. John's father ate $\frac{3}{4}$ of the leftovers for a midnight snack. What fraction of a whole pizza did John's father eat?

a)

$1\frac{1}{8}$

b)

$\frac{4}{3}$

c)

$\frac{4}{8}$

d)

$1\frac{1}{4}$

6.

Three fifths of a pizza was covered with jalapenos. If Stacy ate $\frac{3}{4}$ of the jalapeno slices, what fraction of a whole pizza did she eat?

a)

$\frac{15}{12}$

b)

$\frac{9}{20}$

c)

$\frac{6}{9}$

d)

$\frac{8}{7}$

7.

Derek is hanging streamers for the party. Each streamer is $2\frac{2}{5}$ meters long.

If he hangs 3 streamers end to end, what is the total length of the streamers?

a)

$1\frac{2}{5}$ meters

b)

$\frac{12}{15}$ meters

c)

$5\frac{2}{5}$ meters

d)

$7\frac{1}{5}$ meters

8.

Annie is baking cakes for her brother's birthday. She uses $\frac{4}{5}$ cups of flour for each cake. If she bakes 3 cakes, how many cups of flour will she need in all?

a)

$\frac{4}{15}$ cups

b)

$1\frac{4}{5}$ cups

c)

$2\frac{2}{5}$ cups

d)

$3\frac{1}{5}$ cups

9.

Mr. Rodriguez has $\frac{5}{8}$ ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?

a)

$\frac{30}{8}$ ton

b)

$\frac{1}{8}$ ton

c)

$\frac{5}{48}$ ton

d)

$\frac{11}{48}$ ton

10.

I have a 6 foot-long piece of wood that I want to cut to build picture frames. If each piece is going to be $\frac{3}{4}$ foot long, how many pieces will I be able to cut?

a)

8 pieces

b)

6 pieces

c)

12 pieces

d)

24 pieces

Fraction Word Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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