Fractions from Word Problems

Aidan had 5 feet of ribbon. He needs 1/2 foot of ribbon to make an ornament. How many ornaments can he make with the amount of ribbon he has?

• 9

• 10

• 6

• 4

Francois, Ruben, Eric and Quvaon want to share 1/2 of a large pizza equally. How much of a whole pizza will each boy eat?

• 4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 4 1/2

Bradley had 1/2 of a pizza pie left over from a party. The next day he ate 3/5 of his leftovers. How much pizza did he eat the next day?

• 4/7

• 3/10

• 4/5

• 3/7

A field has a length of 6⅔ yds. and a width of 4¾ yds. What is the area of the field?

• 31 2/3 

• 31 1/3

• 31 3/5

• 31 5/6

A recipe for 1 batch of cookies calls for ⅔ cups of raisins. Amy made 2½ batches of cookies. How many cups of raisins did she use in her recipe?

• 1 5/6

• 3 1/6

• 2 1/3

• 1 2/3

Nora made 8 ⅔ quarts of tomato sauce. She divided them equally into 2/3-quart containers. How many quarts was she able to fill up?

• 26

• 13

• 17 1/3

• 17

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1

• 1 1/2

• 1  3/4 

• 2

Diane has 21 brownies. She wants to share them equally between himself and 5 friends. How many brownies did each person eat?

• 3/6

• 3

• 3 1/2

• 4

Natalie bought 10 pizzas for a party. When the party was over, she noticed 1/5 of the pizza was gone. How much pizza did everyone eat at the party?

• 1/2 of pizza

• 2 pizzas

• none

• 1/5 of pizza

I have 8 macaroons. I'm giving 3/4 of them to my parents and sister. How many macaroons do they get?

• 6 macaroons

• 4 macaroons

• 1/3 of the macaroons

• 8/4 of the macaroons