Identifying Fractions Word Problems

Brianna filled an bathtub with 6/8 gallon of water.  Soon she realized that there was only 4/8 gallon of water.  How much water leaked out of the tub?

• 3/8

• 2/8

• 10/8

• 10/12

If a family of 4 is sharing a pizza, they would divide the pizza into _______.

• halves

• fifths

• fourths

Solving Fraction Word Problem: A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but you only have 1/2 cup. How much more sugar do you need to buy?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

of the marbles in a box were black and the rest were white. Akiko put in some more black marbles. Now, of the marbles are white. How many black marbles did Akiko put in?

Logan collected 18 ten-dollar bills while selling tickets for a show. He gave 1/6 of the bills to the theater and kept the rest. How much money did he keep?

• $150

• $165

• $132

• $155

of the marbles in a box were black and the rest were white. Akiko put in some more black marbles. Now,  of the marbles are white. How many black marbles did Akiko put in?

of the marbles in a box were black and the rest were white. Akiko put in some more black marbles. Now, of the marbles are white. How many black marbles did Akiko put in?