Fractions Day 5 word problems

After a few months the children in Family 4 see watermelons growing. Sasha picks and cuts a watermelon into 6 parts. Marla picks and cuts her watermelon into 4 parts. Whose watermelon has the bigger pieces. Explain your answer.

Marla eats 2/6 of her watermelon. Sasha eats 1/4 of his watermelon. Who ate more?

• marla

• sasha

• no one

• I did

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Marla gives 3/6 of her watermelon to their parents and Sasha gives 1/4 of his watermelon to their parents. Which statement is true?

• 3/6 < 1/4

• 3/6= 1/4

• 3/6> 1/4

• 3/6 + 1/4

By the end of the day Marla has 1/6 watermelon remaining. Sasha has 1/4 of the watermelon remaining, who has more left? Choose the correct statement.

• 1/6 = 1/4

• 1/6< 1/4

• 1/6 > 1/4

• 1/6 + 1/4

There are seven gloves in the lost & found box. There are two blue gloves, three green gloves, one black glove, and one brown glove. What fraction of the gloves are black?

• 1/7
• 2/7
• 3/7
• 6/7

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Gene ate 2/8 of the pizza pie. Tommy ate 1/8 of the pizza pie. What fraction of the pizza pie was eaten altogether?

• 5/8
• 4/8 or 1/2
• 2/8 or 1/4
• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Matthew has 8 pencils. Three of them do not have erasers on the end. What fraction of the pencils do not have erasers?

• 8/3

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

2. Kiki ate 1/6 of the celery sticks. What fraction of the celery sticks is left for Carl to eat?

• 5/6

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 4/6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A