Fraction Word Problems

Aisha had 3/4 of a cake and ate 1/2 of it. How much cake is left?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/8

If Tisha has 2/3 of a chocolate bar and she gives 1/4 of it to her friend, how much does she have left?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/5

Mira is baking a cake and the recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar, but she only has 1/6 cup. How much more sugar does she need?

• 1/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/12 cup

If a football team scored 3/5 of their points in the first half and 1/4 in the second half, what fraction of the points did they score in total?

• 2/5

• 17/20

• 3/4

• 1/2

Aarush baked a cake and there are 5/8 of it left. If 1/4 of it is eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 4/5

If a ribbon is 3/4 yard long and 1/3 yard is cut off, how long is the remaining ribbon?

• 2/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1 yard

An aquarium was 2/3 full of water. If 1/6 of the water evaporated, what fraction of the aquarium is now full?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/4

If a student solved 2/5 of the math problems correctly and 1/3 of the science problems correctly, what fraction of all problems did they solve correctly?

• 11/15

• 13/15

• 7/15

• 9/15

A bakery needs 1/2 pound of sugar, but only 1/4 pound is available. What fraction of the sugar is missing?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/5

If a baker has 5/6 pound of flour and uses 1/2 pound to make a cake, how much flour is left?

• 1/2 pound

• 2/3 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1/3 pound