Fraction Word Problems (like denominators)

Sue began her pizza delivery route with 5/6 of a tank of gas in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 3/6 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Sue use?

• 1/6

• 8/6

• 3/6

• 2/6

Of the shirts in Amelia's closet, 1/4 are pink and another 2/4 are indigo. What fraction of the shirts are either pink or indigo?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 4/4

• 1

Ruben is knitting a scarf with his grandmother. Yesterday, his grandmother used 2/3 of a skein of wool and Ruben used 1/3 of a skein. How much more wool did Ruben's grandmother use than Ruben?

• 3/3

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 4/3

Planet X is 3/4 of a light-year away from Earth. Planet Y is 2/4 of a light-year away from Earth. How much farther away is Planet X?

• 5/4

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 3/4

In Winchester's wig shop, 1/4 of the wigs are blonde and 2/4 of the wigs are brunette. What fraction of the wigs are either blonde or brunette?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 4/4

Under very specific instructions, a jeweler made one ring for the queen and one ring for the princess. The gem on the queen's ring weighed 2/5 of a carat and the stone on the princess's ring weighed 1/5 of a carat. How much heavier was the stone on the queen's ring than the stone on the princess's?

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 5/5

Stefan found an orange caterpillar and a green caterpillar in his backyard. The green caterpillar was 11/12 of an inch long and the orange caterpillar was 2/12 of an inch long. How much longer was the green caterpillar than the orange caterpillar?

• 13/12

• 9/12

• 8/12

• 11/12