Fractions and Decimals Word Problems

J.T. and Adrian shared a pizza.  J.T. ate 1/2 and Adrian ate 1/6.  How much more did J.T. eat than Adrian?

• 2/6
• 4/6
• 1/2
• 3/6

Ashlyn took a math test yesterday. 
1/3 of the questions were matching words with definitions.  1/2 of the questions were fill in the blank.  What fraction were multiple choice?

• 1/6
• 2/5
• 3/5

Ayden ran 2  7/8 laps.  Eduardo ran 1  1/4 laps.  How much farther did Ayden run than Eduardo?

• 1  5/8
• 1  6/4
• 3  8/12
• 4  1/8

Fisher has a rope for his science project that is 3  3/7 feet long.  For his project, he needs a rope that is 6  1/3 feet long.  How much more rope does he still need?

• 3  19/21
• 3  2/4
• 2  19/21

If a bread recipe requires 4 1/2 cups of flour total and you have added 2 cups, how many more cups do you need to add?

• 6  1/2 cups
• 2  1/2 cups
• 3 cups
• 1  1/2 cups

If you have a chocolate bar that is divided into 10 parts and you eat 8 parts, what fraction of the candy bar is left?

• 2
• 2/10
• 1/5
• Both 2/10 and 1/5

If there are 6 classes of fourth graders and 2 classes go to Lansing together, what is the fraction of fourth grade classes that are still at school?

• 1/2
• 2/6
• 4/6
• 1/3

Oliver slept for 8 1/3 hours last night. This is 2 5/6 hours more than his little brother slept. How long did Oliver's little brother sleep?

• 5 1/2 hours
• 6 1/2 hours
• 11 1/6 hours

Yao drank ¹¹ /₄ bottles of water during a soccer game. What is the number expressed as a mixed number?

• 3 ¹/₄
• 2 ³/₄
• 2 ¹/₂
• 2 ¹/₄

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/2
• 2/3