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WorksheetsFraction Word Problems
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Matthew has 8 pencils. Three of them do not have erasers on the end. What fraction of the pencils do not have erasers?
a)
8/3
b)
3/8
c)
5/8
d)
1/2
2.
2. Kiki ate 1/6 of the celery sticks. What fraction of the celery sticks is left for Carl to eat?
a)
5/6
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
4/6
3.
3. Mitchell has a small bag with twelve M&Ms in it. Five of the M&Ms are yellow. Two are green. One is orange. Four are brown. What fraction of the M&Ms are brown?
a)
5/12
b)
2/12
c)
1/12
d)
4/12
4.
Fanny picked 2/5 of the oranges from the tree. What fraction of the oranges is left for Tina to pick?
a)
4/5
b)
1/2
c)
3/5
d)
1/4
5.
6. Chelsea divided an apple into eight equal pieces. She ate five pieces. She put the other three in the fridge. What fraction did Chelsea eat?
a)
5/8
b)
1/4
c)
1/2
d)
3/8
6.
Pam poured 1/4 cup of sugar into the cake mix. Her mom poured another 1/4 cup. How much sugar is in the cake mix?
a)
3/4
b)
2/8
c)
2/4 or 1/2
d)
1/4
7.
Francis has six chocolate bars. He gives one to John and one to Chester. He keeps the rest for himself. What fraction of the chocolate bars did he give away?
a)
3/6 or 1/2
b)
4/6 or 2/3
c)
2/6 or 1/3
d)
5/6
8.
Gene ate 2/8 of the pizza pie. Tommy ate 1/8 of the pizza pie. What fraction of the pizza pie was eaten altogether?
a)
5/8
b)
4/8 or 1/2
c)
2/8 or 1/4
d)
3/8
9.
There are seven gloves in the lost & found box. There are two blue gloves, three green gloves, one black glove, and one brown glove. What fraction of the gloves are black?
a)
1/7
b)
2/7
c)
3/7
d)
6/7
10.
Jordan ate 3/9 of the crackers. Sam ate of the 4/9 crackers. What fraction of the crackers is left?
a)
7/9
b)
2/9
c)
1/9
d)
5/9
11.
There are nine buttons on Harry’s shirt. Three fall off. What fraction of the buttons fell off of Harry’s shirt?
a)
6/9 or 2/3
b)
1/2
c)
1/4
d)
3/9 or 1/3
12.
Clint has a pizza that is cut into four equal pieces. Three pieces have pepperoni on them. The other piece only has cheese. What fraction of the pizza only has cheese?
a)
3/4
b)
2/4 or 1/2
c)
1/4
d)
4/3
13.
Alley makes a sandwich. She puts jelly on a slice of bread. She puts peanut butter on another slice of bread. What fraction of the bread has jelly on it?
a)
2/1
b)
1/4
c)
half
d)
one fourth
14.
Daniel has six erasers. He gives one to P.J. and he gives one to Ken. He keeps the rest. What fraction of his erasers did he give away?
a)
2/6
b)
1/6
c)
4/6 or 2/3
d)
2/6 or 1/3
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