Multi-Step Fraction Problems

What is 3/5 of 12/15

• 36/15

• 12/20

• 12/25

• 36/25

What operation would you use? :
The bleachers at a football game are 7/8 full, and 1/2 of the fans in the bleachers are rooting for the home team. What fraction of the bleachers are filled with home-team fans?

• Multiplying 

• Dividing

Max is making trail mix. He combines 2/5 pounds of dried fruit and 1/3 pound of mixed nuts. He adds sunflower seeds to make a total of 1 pound. What is the weight of the seeds?

At the start of a party, a bowl contains 16 pints of punch. Guests drink 10 1/4 pints. Then the host adds another 7 1/2 pints to the bowl. How much punch is in the bowl now?

Jeffery needs 3 and 1⁄2 cups of heavy cream for a recipe. He has two containers that each have 1 and 1⁄2 cups of heavy cream in them. How much more heavy cream dow Jeffery need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 1 and 1/2 cups

• 5 cups

A bakery makes three batches of fudge. Each batch of fudge contains 3/4 of a pound. They sell 1 and 1/4 pounds of fudge. How much fudge do they have left?

• 1/2 pound

• 1 pound

• 2 pounds

• 2 and 1/2 pounds

On Monday, Lilian ran 3/4 of a mile. On Tuesday, she ran 1/4 of a mile farther than she ran on Monday. How many miles did she run both days combined?

• 1/2 mile

• 1 mile

• 1 and 3/4 miles

• 2 miles

Naroji buys 2/3 of a pound of purple grapes and 1/3 of a pound of green grapes. He pays $2 per pound. How much does Naroji spend on both types of grapes?

• $1.00

• $1.50

• $2.00

• $3.00

The Tamochi family is going on vacation and needs to leave food for their dog sitter. The dog eats 1/4 of a pound of food in the morning and 2/4 of a pound at night. How many pounds of food does the family need to leave for 6 days?

• 3/4 pound

• 3 and 1/2 pounds

• 4 and 1/2 pounds

• 6 pounds

To make s'mores, Ashati uses 1/4 of a chocolate bar per s'more. She has 1 and 3/4 chocolate bars and plans to make two s'mores. How many chocolate bars will she have remaining?

• 1 chocolate bar

• 1 and 1/4 chocolate bars

• 1 and 1/2 chocolate bars

• 2 chocolate bars