Math Word Problems With Fractions

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

Carlos went to Kroger and spent $9.00. He spent 1/4 of his money on games. How much money was spent on games?

• 9/4 or 2 1/4

• 4/9

• $4.00

• $36/9 or $4.00

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

Xander had 9 Legos and Valt played with 3/4 of Xander's Legos. How many of Xander's Legos did Valt play with?

• 6 3/4 of Xander's Legos

• 27 of Xander's Legos

• 1/2 of Xander's Legos

• 1/4 of Xander's Legos

Matt has 2/3 yards of fishing line. He uses 3/8 yards of fishing line to make fishing knots. How much line is used to make knots?

Kim worked 7 ¾ hours on Wednesday. If he spent ½ of that time cleaning his office, how many hours did he spend cleaning? 

• 2 ⅝ hours

• 3 ⅝ hours

• 3 ⅞ hours

There are 24 students in Mr. Bond's math class. 5/8 of the students earned an A on their math test. How many students earned an A?

• 5 students

• 8 students

• 15 students

• 16 students

My chicken noodle soup recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of chicken broth. If I want to triple the recipe, how many cups of chicken broth will I need?

• 5 1/4 cups

• 6 1/4 cups

• 3 3/4 cups

• 4 3/4 cups

Keon is planting to rectangular gardens. His rose garden is 6 feet long and 3/8 foot wide. His tulip garden is 6 feet long and 6/8 foot wide.

Which statement is true about the two gardens?

• The rose and tulip gardens have the same area

• The rose garden has an area that is 3/8 square foot less than the tulip garden.

• The tulip garden is smaller than the rose garden.

• The area of the tulip garden is double the area of the rose garden.

Andrea has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 3/4 of her collection with friends. How many coins did she share?

• 20

• 50

• 60

• 70