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Fractions Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

a)

How many miles will Kniah walk if she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

b)

How many 1/3 cup servings can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

c)

How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

d)

How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

2.

Kamari completed his math homework in 1/3 of an hour.


He had to complete 4 math problems.

He spent an equal amount of time on each problem.


How much of an hour did Kamari spend on each problem?

a)

1/12

b)

1/7

c)

3/4

d)

12

3.

Keon is planting two rectangular gardens. His rose garden is 6 feet long and 3/8 foot wide. His tulip garden is 6 feet long and 3/4 foot wide.


Which statement is true about the two gardens?

a)

The rose and tulip gardens have the same area

b)

The rose garden has an area that is 3/8 square foot less than the tulip garden.

c)

The tulip garden is smaller than the rose garden.

d)

The area of the tulip garden is double the area of the rose garden.

4.

Andrea has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 3/4 of her collection with friends. How many coins did she share?

a)

20

b)

50

c)

60

d)

70

5.
A stack of boards is 21″ high. Each board is 1¾″ thick. How can you find the number of boards?
a)
21 × 1¾
b)
1¾ ÷ 21
c)
21 ÷ 1¾
6.
There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?
a)
8 pillows
b)
12 pillows
c)
18 pillows
7.
Nine identical cakes weigh a total of 20¼ pounds. How much does each cake weigh?
a)
4/9 pound
b)
2⋅1/9 pounds
c)
2⋅9/36 pounds
d)
2⋅1/4 pounds
8.
Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?
a)
48 people 
b)
16 people
c)
8 people
d)
3 people
9.
The area of a rectangle is 25/42 and its width is 5/6. What is the length?
a)
1⋅3/7
b)
1⋅2/5
c)
5/7
d)
125/252
10.
A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?
a)
21 ÷ 3/8
b)
21 × 3/8
c)
3/8 ÷ 21
d)
21 − 3/8
11.

A number multiplied with a proper fraction...

a)

the product is always smaller

b)

the product is always bigger

c)

the product is sometimes smaller

d)

the product is never smaller

12.
In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of them are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?
a)
2/8
b)
3/15
c)
3/8
d)
2/15
13.
Three friends shared half of a pizza equally. How much of the whole pizza pie did each friend eat?
a)
1/6
b)
1/5
c)
3/2
d)
2/3
14.

Anthony started with 3/4 of a pound of butter. After baking cookies, he had 3/5 pound left. How much butter did he use?

a)

3/20 lb

b)

1/4 lb

c)

1/8 lb

d)

2/5 lb

15.
A hiking trail is 15 miles long. There is a rest area every 3/4 of a mile. How many rest areas are there along the hiking trail?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
25
d)
30
16.

Ben spent 1/3 of his day yesterday on the tractor. Of that time, 3/10 of it was spent plowing. How much of his day did Ben spend plowing? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

a)

1/3 x 3/10

b)

1/3 ÷ 3/10

c)

1/3 + 3/10

d)

1/3 - 3/10

17.

Of the 1 1/2 hours spent on classroom meets yesterday, Ayden spent 2/5 of it watching NETFLIX, (pretending to be present). How much time was Ayden actually in class?

a)

9/10 of an hour

b)

3/5 of an hour

c)

6/10 of an hour

d)

3 3/4 hours

18.

Which of the following operations would result in a smaller answer? Check all.

a)

multiplying by a proper fraction

b)

multiplying by a mixed number

c)

dividing by a mixed number

d)

dividing by a proper fraction

e)

subtracting any type of fraction

19.

It takes on average 4 5/6 hours to complete "The Giver" assignment each week. In total, there are 6 assignments in the unit. How many hours does it take to complete all the assignments? How many days? Choose 2 answers.

a)

29 hours

b)

27 1/2 hours

c)

1 5/24 days

d)

1 1/12 days

20.

Emilly spends on average 1/48 of a day watching tik toks. That's 1/48 of a day less than the time River spends making tik toks. What fraction of a day does River spend making tik toks?

a)

1/12

b)

1/16

c)

1/48

d)

1/24