WorksheetsFraction of a Fraction Word Problems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
There is 1/2 of a cup of oil in Brandy's measuring cup. If Brandy adds 1/6 of a cup more, how much oil will be in the measuring cup?
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Snow fell in Monroe twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Monroe on that day?
1/8
3/10
5/8
7/8
Bill is cleaning out his refrigerator and notices that he has 2/3 of a gallon of juice left in the container. He pours 2/9 picture of a gallon left for his brother. What part of the gallon of juice is left now?
4/9
3/9
2/6
1/2
Snow fell in Atlanta in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Atlanta on that day?
1/8
3/10
5/8
7/8
Walter had 7/8 of a box of chocolates left over from his birthday. He brought 3/4 of what was left to school with him to share with his friends. What fraction of the box of chocolates did Walter leave at home?
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A painter can paint 4 7/8 square meters of a wall in 1 hour. How many square meters can he paint in 3 3/4 hours?
(a)
Sarah and Jane were discussing the following ingredients. Sarah wanted to make 3/4 of the recipe with the ingredients. Jane wanted to make 3 recipes with the ingredients. Which statement represents how Sarah and Jane need to create their recipe?
Sarah and Jane both need to multiply their ingredients by 343
Sarah should multiply her ingredients by 43 , while Jane multiplies her ingredients by 3.
Sarah does not have to do anything to the receipe, but Jane needs to multiply her ingredients by 3.
Sarah should multiply her ingredients by 43 , but Jane's ingredients are alreay correct.
Logan collected 18 ten-dollar bills while selling tickets for a show. He gave 1/6 of the bills to the theater and kept the rest. How much money did he keep?
$150
$165
$132
$155
Sarah made two types of cookies. She used 2/3 cup of sugar for one recipe and 1/4 cup of sugar for the other. How much sugar did she use in all?
2/3
11/12
3/8
4/5
The painter had 1/4 can of red paint, 1/4 can of blue paint, and 3/4 can of white paint. How much paint did the painter have in all?
4/12
5/8
1 1/4
8/4
87 of the people at a movie theater buy popcorn. 43 of these people upgrade to a drink and popcorn combo. What fraction of the people from the whole movie theater get the drink and popcorn combo?
3211 of the people
87 of the people
3221 of the people
85 of the people
Snow fell in Newton twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Newton on that day?
1/8
3/10
5/8
7/8
Simon has 1/5 of a gallon of cranberry juice, 1/3 of a gallon of apple juice, and 7/10 of a gallon of grape juice. How much juice does Simon have?
9/30
1/2
1 7/30
1 13/30
There were 121 pizzas left after the party. John's father ate 43 of the leftovers for a midnight snack. What fraction of a whole pizza did John's father eat?
181
34
84
141
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
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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
16
11 and 1/4
12 and 3/4
9
