Fractions Word Problems

Ms. Weiss cooked some pancakes for herself and 3 family members. She made 28 pancakes to split equally. How many pancakes will each person receive?

• 7

• 4

• 3

• 8

Pam walks 3/4 of a mile to school. Paul walks 1/8 of a mile to school. How much farther does Pam walk than Paul?

• 5/8

• 4/8

• 1 3/8

• 3/4

Isaac spent 5/8 of his money on a new football and saved the rest. What fraction of his money did he have left?

• 7/8

• 1

• 2/8

• 3/8

Ally's little sister wanted to help her make some oatmeal cookies. First, she put $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal in the bowl. Next, she added another $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal. Finally, she added another $\frac{5}{8}$ cup of oatmeal. How much oatmeal did she put in the bowl? Write your answer as a mixed number.

• 0

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

Jose ran 3/10 miles and Syd ran 1/2 miles. How many more miles did Syd run than Jose?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

A rectangular garden is divided into 4 equal sections. If 3/4 of the garden is planted with flowers, what fraction of the garden is not planted with flowers?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

3/10 of Ken's buttons are blue. 4/10 of his buttons are green. The rest of the buttons are black. What fraction of Ken's buttons are black?

• All of his buttons are black

• 7/10 of his buttons are black

• 1/10 of his buttons are black

• 3/10 of his buttons are black

The Fox family ordered a large pizza with 12 slices. Three-twelfths of the pizza was pepperoni. Four-twelfths of the pizza was ham and the rest was just cheese. What fraction of the pizza was just cheese?

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection.

He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends.

How many marbles did Chris give away?

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 1