Mixed Operations Fractions Word Problems

Rhiannon and her 3 friends equally share 1/3 of a large bag of popcorn. Which equation correctly shows how much of the bag each person will receive?

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Ms. Collins uses 3 1/2 bags of topsoil in her vegetable garden. She also uses 1 1/4 bags in some flower pots and 1 2/3 bags in some planter boxes. How many bags of topsoil does she use altogether?

• 5 1/3 bags

• 5 4/9 bags

• 6 1/4 bags

• 6 5/12 bags

Which problem can be solved using the expression 12 divided by 1/3?

• Kara uses 1/3 gallon of paint each day. How many gallons of paint will she use in 12 days?

• Joelin walks on a track that is 1/3 mile long. He wants to walk 12 miles. How many laps does Joelin need to run?

• Robert has 1/3 ton of potatoes to divide equally among 12 sacks. How many tons of potatoes does each sack get?

• Allyson has 1/3 hour to complete 12 crossword puzzles. What fraction of an hour does she have to do each puzzle?

Ralph has 3 dogs. Each of his dogs eat 3/8 of a cup of food. How much food do all 3 dogs have in one meal?

• 1 1/8 cups

• 3/4 cups

• 8/9 cups

• 1 3/32 cups

A pancake recipe calls for three kinds of flour, as described in the picture. What is the total amount of flour the recipe calls for?

• 7/60 cup

• 7/12 cup

• 1 29/60 cups

• 1 49/60 cups

Scrumptious Cupcakes is a new cupcake shop in town. Their specialty recipe calls for 1 2/3 cup of a "secret" ingredient. If she has 4 cups of the "secret" ingredient in stock, how much will be left after making the recipe?

• 1 2/3 cups

• 1 5/3 cups

• 2 1/3 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

Blake snacked on a bag of chips while watching a movie. After the movie, 7/8 of the bag remained uneaten. His dog got into the bag later and ate 3/5 of the remaining chips. Which expression can be used to find the fraction of the original whole bag of chips that Blake's dog ate?

• 3/5 - 7/8

• 3/5 x 7/8

• 3/5 + 7/8

• 3/5 divided by 7/8

Arianna has a garden in her front yard. One fourth of the garden is yellow flowers, and 5/8 of the yellow flowers are daisies. What fraction of the total garden is daisies?

• 5/8 of the garden

• 5/32 of the garden

• 3/8 of the garden

• 7/8 of the garden