Multiply, Divide, Add and Subtract Fraction Word Problems

Two numbers have a sum of eight and one-fifth. One of the numbers is three and three-fourths. What is the other number?

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Seven and one-twelfth liters of punch need to be split among ten dinner guests. How much punch does each guest get?

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Famer John plowed two and one-fifth acres in the morning, and three and three-eights acres in the afternoon. How many acres did he plow that day?

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After Betsy's birthday party at work, two-thirds of the cake was left over. She brought it home and her family ate half of the leftover cake. What fraction of the original cake did her family eat?

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At the local Aquarium 8/10 of the animals are mammals. Of the mammals, 2/5 are Dolphins. What fraction of the mammals at the Aquarium are Dolphins? What operation should you do?

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One serving of cheese enchiladas uses 1.5 ounces of cheese. The entire pan of enchiladas uses 12.75 ounces. How many servings are in the pan? What operation do you need to perform?

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Jayme studied for 2 3/4 hours Monday night. During that time she studied, 4/5 of it was for her history test. How much time did she study for her history test? What operation should you perform?

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There are 60 cookies in the jar. Of those cookies 1/5 are oatmeal cookies. How many cookies are oatmeal? What operation should you perform?

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The ball pin is filled 3/4 up with colored balls. Of those balls, 2/3 are red. How many balls are red? What operation should you perform?

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Ms. Bass is making waffles that require 2/3 cup of sugar. She only wants to make 3/4 of the recipe. How many cups of sugar should Ms. Bass use to make her waffles? What operation should you perform?

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