WorksheetsFraction Word Problems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
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.
Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
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.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Solve this problem:
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?
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?
a)
6
b)
2/3
c)
1 and 2/3
d)
2 and 1/3
12.
Solve this problem:
Diana practices the piano for 3 hours each week. She practices 1/2 hour on each of the days she practices. How many days does Diana practice each week?
Diana practices the piano for 3 hours each week. She practices 1/2 hour on each of the days she practices. How many days does Diana practice each week?
a)
1 and 1/2
b)
6
c)
3 and 1/2
d)
2 and 1/2
13.
Solve this problem:
Mario is making brownies. Four-fifths of the brownies have walnuts on them. One-half of the brownies with walnuts also have peanut butter in them. What fraction of the brownies have walnuts and peanut butter?
Mario is making brownies. Four-fifths of the brownies have walnuts on them. One-half of the brownies with walnuts also have peanut butter in them. What fraction of the brownies have walnuts and peanut butter?
a)
1 and 3/5
b)
3/10
c)
1 and 3/10
d)
2/5
14.
Solve this problem:
A farmer mows 1/5 of an acre each day. If his property has 3 acres, how many days will it take to mow it all?
A farmer mows 1/5 of an acre each day. If his property has 3 acres, how many days will it take to mow it all?
a)
15
b)
2 and 4/5
c)
3 and 1/5
d)
3/5
15.
Isabela got
1 32 pounds of candy from trick-or-treating. Her sister got 2 54 pounds. How much more did her sister get?
(a)
16.
Count Dracula loves his bats. 21 of his bats are male, and 31 of the male bats are purple. What fraction of the Count's bats are male and purple?
(a)
17.
Pugsley worked at the pumkpin patch 4 21 days last week. If he gets paid $64 dollars per day, how much money did Pugsley earn last week?
(a)
18.
At a Haunted House, 153 of the costumes are ghosts, 126 are vampires, and 92 are mummies. What fraction of the costumes are ghosts and mummies combined?
(a)
19.
Solve: 41 ×65 −61
a)
1/24
b)
4/24
c)
4/6
20.
There are 50 kids who entered the corn maze. 54 of the kids successfully made it through the corn maze in 20 minutes. How many kids made it through the corn maze in 20 minutes?
(a)
100 %
