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

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

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

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

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

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

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?

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

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

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C