Multiplying Adding Subtracting and Dividing Fractions Word Problems

Tammy made a fruit salad with 1/2 of a pound of melon and 2/3 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Tammy use in all?

• 1/2

• 1 2/3

• 1 1/6

• 1 2/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

At a pizza party, Shawn and his friends drank 2 1/3 bottles of lemon-lime soda and 2 1/3 bottles of cola. How much soda did they drink in all?

• 2 1/3

• 4 2/3

• 0

• 2

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

When Alex had one cat, he needed to serve 1/2 of a can of cat food each day. Now that Alex has adopted a second cat, he needs to serve a total of 2/3 of a can each day. How much extra food is needed to feed the second cat?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

After a pizza party there are 4 2/3 pizzas left over. If the pizzas are divided so that party goers can take home 1/6 of a pizza, how many guests can take home pizza?

• 26 guests

• 28 guests

• 8 guests

• 33 guests

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

At the kite company, each kite

frame takes 5 3/5 feet of wood.

How much wood do they need for 10

Kites?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Mary has a 12-acre farm.

She planted 3/4 of the acres on the farm with corn.

She planted 2/3 of the acres of corn with yellow corn.

How many acres of yellow corn did Mary plant?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Paige was making lemonade. Besides lemons, she added 3/9 cup of sugar for every cup of water. If she wanted to make 4/7 cups of lemonade, how much sugar would she need?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

The Groovy Coffee Shop makes a

delicious hot chocolate. For every hot

chocolate, they add 3 2/6 oz. of

whipped cream. If they made 6 hot

chocolates, how much whipped

cream would they use?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Bob has a piece of wood that is 3/4 inches long. He decides to cut pieces that are 1/8 inches long. How many pieces can Bob cut?

• 6

• 9

• 3

• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1