Fraction Operation Word Problems

Tomas and Hector are running at P.E. Tomas runs 3/4 of a mile. Hector runs 3 times as far as Tomas. How far did Hector run?

• $\frac{9}{4}$

• $\frac{6}{4}$

• $\frac{9}{12}$

• $\frac{12}{4}$

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Yesterday, Megan's Snack Shack went through 2/5 of a bottle of ketchup. If they used 3 times as much mustard as ketchup, how many bottles of mustard did they go through?

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  $\frac{6}{15}$
  

• $\frac{7}{5}$

• $\frac{6}{5}$

• $\frac{5}{15}$

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Joe's mom ordered 12 pizzas for a party. 1/4 of the pizzas were pepperoni pizzas, how many pepperoni pizzas were there?

• 4

• 3

• 9

• 8

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Bruce filled a bucket with 8 2/3 gallons of water. Later, he poured out 3 gallons of the water. How much water is left in the bucket?

• $6\ \frac{1}{3}$

• 8
  

• $11\ \frac{2}{3}$

• $5\ \frac{2}{3}$

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Michelle was making bracelets from ribbon. She wanted to make 4 bracelets and each bracelet needed 2/3 yards of ribbon. How much ribbon does Michelle need?

• $\frac{6}{3}$

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  $2\ \frac{2}{3}$
  

• $4\ \frac{2}{3}$

• $\frac{8}{12}$

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In the morning, Jennifer drove to the store and used 2/4 of a gallon of gas. In the afternoon, she drove to the movie theater and used 3/4 of a gallon of gas. How much gas did Jennifer use in all?

• $1\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{8}{4}$

• $2\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{5}{8}$

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Amy's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 9/10 of a pound of butter and 8/10 of a pound of sugar. How much more butter than sugar was used?

• $\frac{4}{5}$

• $1\ \frac{7}{10}$

• $\frac{17}{10}$

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  $\frac{1}{10}$
  

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A meteorologist found that the rainfall in Livingston during the first half of the month was 1 1/3 inches. At the end of the month, he found that the total rainfall for the month was 4 inches. How much did it rain in the second half of the month?

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  $5\ \frac{1}{3}$
  

• $2\ \frac{2}{3}$

• $3\ \frac{2}{3}$

• $2\ \frac{1}{3}$

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Nicole sprinted 6 2/8 laps and then took a break by jogging 4 7/8 laps. How much farther did Nicole sprint than jog?

•  $11\ \frac{1}{8}$  

•  $2\ \frac{5}{8}$  

•  $1\ \frac{3}{8}$  

•  $11\ \frac{3}{8}$  

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Yesterday, The Coffee Spot sold 5 6/12 cups of caffeinated coffee and 1 1/12 cups of decaffeinated coffee. How many cups of coffee did they sell in all?

• $6\ \frac{8}{12}$

• $6\ \frac{3}{4}$

• $5\ \frac{7}{12}$

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  $6\ \frac{7}{12}$
  

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