Multi Step Fraction Word Problems

The painter had 1/4 can of red paint, 1/4 can of blue paint, and 3/4 can of white paint.  How much paint did the painter have in all?

• 4/12

• 5/8

• 1 1/4

• 8/4

Jordan ate 3/9 of the crackers. Sam ate of the 4/9 crackers. What fraction of the crackers is left?

• 7/9

• 2/9

• 1/9

• 5/9

Kimberly has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 1/8 of her collection equally between two friends. How many coins did each friend receive?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 30

Jasmine is having friends over to watch a football game. She has 2 1/2 hours until her guests arrive. She spends 2/5 of that time cleaning and the rest of the time preparing snacks. How much time does Jasmine spend preparing snacks? Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Jasmine feeds her cat 1/4 cup of food each day. There are 6 cups of cat food in the bag. How many days will the bag of cat food last?

• 24

• 1 and 1/2

• 5 and 3/4

• 1/24

Ned poured 38 gallons of water into 6 buckets. He poured the same amount into each bucket. How much water did Ned pour into each bucket?

• 6 and 1/3

• 228

• 32

• 44

Heath has 1/2 pound of raisins. He put the raisins into 4 bags. He put the same amount into each bag. What amount of raisins did Heath put into each bag?

• 2 pounds

• 8 pounds

• 1/8 pounds

• 4 and 1/2 pounds

At a picnic, 12 people shared 4 large sandwiches equally. How much of a sandwich did each person get to eat?

• 1/3 of a sandwich

• 3 sandwiches

• 1/48 of a sandwich

• 1/16 of a sandwich

Mike and Olivia were comparing their Halloween candy. Mike received 4 times as much candy as Olivia received. Mike then split his candy evenly into 3 piles to eat later. If Olivia received 75 ounces of candy, how many ounces of candy would be in each of Mike's piles?

• 200

• 100

• 300

• 500

15 How many inches were cut?

• A

• B

• C

• D