Word Problems Mixed Fractions

If a pizza had 3/4 left and someone ate 1/2 of the remaining pizza, how much is left?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/12

• 4/6

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

If a ribbon was 5/8 yard long and it was cut into a piece that is 3/8 yard long, how long is the remaining piece?

• 1/4 yard

• 3/8 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Sarah baked 3/4 of a cake and her friend Tom baked 1/3 of a cake. How much more cake did Sarah bake than Tom?

• 6/12

• 1/2

• 12/24

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The school is hosting a New Year's celebration, and the students are helping to decorate. Ryan has already put up 3 and 1/2 yards of streamers. If he needs a total of 5 and 3/4 yards of streamers, how many more yards does he need to put up?

• 2 and 1/4

• 3 and 1/2

• 4 and 5/12

• 4 and 2/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Julia has 2 and 3/4 of a box of fireworks and Noah has 3 and 1/3 of a box. How many boxes of fireworks did they buy together?

• 6 and 1/12

• 5 and 1/2

• 7 and 3/4

• 4 and 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Emily made a list of her New Year's resolutions. She completed 3 and 1/2 of her resolutions. If her total goal was to complete 7 and 2/3 resolutions, how many more resolutions does Emily need to complete?

• 4 and 1/6

• 4 and 6/12

• 1/6

• 6/12

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

For their New Year's party, Sarah bought 3 and 3/4 pounds of chips and 1 and 1/2 pounds of pretzels. How many pounds of snacks did Sarah have in total for the party?

• 2 and 1/4 pounds

• 6 and 1/2 pounds

• 5 and 1/4 pounds

• 4 and 5/4 pounds

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Vicky's favorite beach towel is green and white and has a fish design. Suppose the green part of Vicky's towel covers 4/5 of the towel and the fish design is drawn on 3/4 of that. Which equation shows how much of the towel is fish design?

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

Jasmine's garden plot is in the picture shown. She needs to know the area of her rectangular garden plot to plan which seeds to plant. Find the area of the rectangular garden plot. HINT: What are our standards about?

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4B

Mrs. Smith is making cookies for 5th grade. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar for each batch. It also calls for 4/5 cups of flour. She is making 8 batches and needs to know how much sugar she will need. Which expression represents the correct equation to solve the problem of how much sugar she needs for the cookies?

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C