Addition Subtraction Multiplication and Division of Fractions Word Problems

Ms. Snyder owes her friend
 4 ½ dollars. She pays her 2 ¾ dollars. How much money does Ms. Snyder still owe her friend? 

• $2.00

• $1.75

• $1.00

• $0.50

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Winton ran 3/4 of a mile and walked 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Winton run than walk?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

At Polk High School, 1/2 of the students play a sport. Of the students who play a sport, 2/3 play football. What fraction of the students at Polk High School play football?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

At the farmers' market, Trent bought 1/2 of a bag of Red Delicious apples and 5/12 of a bag of Gala apples. How many more bags of Red Delicious apples did Trent purchase?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Thomas walked 1 1/4 miles from his home to his school. Jackson walks 1 2/3 miles from his home to work. How much farther does Jackson walk to school than Thomas?

• 5/12 of a mile

• 7/12 of a mile

• 1/5 of a mile

•  1/2 of a mile

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The Garden Club has decided to make a terrarium. 1/3 will be for ferns and 1/8 for grass. The rest will be flowers. What fractional part of the terrarium will be flowers?

• 1/24

• 11/24

• 13/24

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Last week Jonah and his roommates ate 1/12 of a carton of yogurt, and this week they ate 2/3 of a carton. How much more yogurt did they eat this week compared to last week?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

There is 1/2 of a cup of oil in Brandy's measuring cup. If Brandy adds 1/6 of a cup more, how much oil will be in the measuring cup?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A meteorologist recorded the rainfall in Stafford in two consecutive months. In the first month, there was 1/2 of an inch of rain. In the second month, there was 3/10 of an inch of rain. What was the total amount of rainfall during the two months?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

When we take a part of a part, or we take a fraction of a fraction, we use:

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4A