WorksheetsFraction Operations Word Problems Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
Three fifths of a pizza was covered with jalapenos. If Stacy ate 43 of the jalapeno slices, what fraction of a whole pizza did she eat?
1215
209
96
78
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?
830 ton
81 ton
485 ton
4811 ton
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?
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
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?
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
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?
6 and 3/4
5 and 1/4
4 and 1/2
8
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?
Add
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Multiply
Divide
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There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
16
11 and 1/4
12 and 3/4
9
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?
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
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?
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
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?
1/5
4/15
14/15
1 and 4/5
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?
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
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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?
1 and 3/5
3/10
1 and 3/10
2/5
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?
15
2 and 4/5
3 and 1/5
3/5
