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Fractions Word Problem

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
5 x 2/3 
a)
3  1/3
b)
3
c)
4  1/3
d)
3  1/4
2.
6 x 4/8
a)
4
b)
3
c)
3  1/3
d)
3   1/8
3.
7/8 x 3
a)
2   5/8
b)
3    5/8
c)
5/8
d)
2   4/8
4.

Lori is baking cookies. The recipe calls for 1/3 cup of milk. Lori decides she wants to triple the recipe. How much milk does she need?

a)

4 1/2 cups

b)

1 cup

c)

3 cups

d)

2/9 cup

5.
Kathy likes blue marbles. She notices that 2/5 of each bag of marbles she buys are blue. She has 10 bags of marbles at home. How many separate bags of only blue marbles can she make?
a)
2 bags
b)
3 bags
c)
4 bags
d)
5 bags
6.
Jenny spent 24 days at Grandma's house last summer. Her sister spent ⅜ of that time at Grandma's. How many days did Jenny's sister spend at Grandma's house last summer? 
a)
6
b)
9
c)
14
d)
64
7.

Student Council bought Mrs. Donnelly two dozen (24) roses. 1/4 of them were white roses. How many white roses were there?

a)

12

b)

48

c)

6

d)

1/48

8.
Ethan went to physical education class 72 times this year. He spent ¾ of those classes outside. How many of Ethan's physical education classes this year were held outside?
a)
54
b)
96
c)
216
d)
45
9.
Make sure your answer is in the form of a mixed number
6/10 × 3
a)
18/10
b)
12/10
c)
1 8/10
d)
18/30
10.
Make sure your answer is in the form of a mixed number
8 × 2/6
a)
2 4/6
b)
16/6
c)
16/48
d)
2 4/48
11.
Mrs. Jayde is baking 9 cakes for a bake sale. The cake recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar for each cake. How many cups of sugar will she need in all?
a)
2 2/8 cups
b)
9 cups
c)
3 3/4 cups
d)
3 3/8 cups
12.
Mr. Korhonen uses 1/8 of a cup of laundry detergent when he does a load wash. How many cups will he need to do 4 loads?
a)
1/2 cup
b)
1/4 cup
c)
3/8 cup
d)
1 whole cup
13.

The Super Bicycle Race is 120 miles long. At the end of Day 1, Stuart has completed 1/4 of the race. How many miles has he gone?

a)

240 miles

b)

60 miles

c)

40 miles

d)

30 miles

14.
Jay works at a sandwich shop. He needs to make 7 turkey sandwiches. Each sandwich will have 1/3 of a pound of turkey. How many pounds of turkey will Jay need to make the sandwiches?
a)
5 lbs
b)
2 1/3 lbs 
c)
14 lbs 
d)
2/3 lbs 
15.

A science project requires 2 and 1/2 gallon of paint per student. There are 10 students working on the project. How many gallons of paint should the teacher buy so that there is enough for all the students?

a)

25 gallons

b)

20 gallons

c)

10 gallons

d)

5 gallons

16.

Jamie has 2 dogs. He feeds 2/3 cup of dog food to each dog every day. How many cups of dog food does Jamie need to feed his 2 dogs for 6 days?

a)

24 cups

b)

8 and 2/3 cups

c)

8 cups

d)

1 and 1/3 cups

17.

A notepad is 3/4 of an inch thick. If 8 notepads are stacked on top of each other, how tall will the pile of notepads be?

a)

6 inches

b)

8 and 3/4 inches

c)

10 and 2/3 inches

d)

24 inches