Fraction Word Problems with Same Denominator

Emma baked a cake and cut it into 12 equal pieces. She ate 3 pieces, and her friend ate 2 pieces. What fraction of the cake did they eat together? What fraction of the cake is left?

• They ate 5/12 of the cake, and 7/12 of the cake is left.

• They ate 7/12 of the cake, and 5/12 of the cake is left.

• They ate 5/7 of the cake, and 12/5 of the cake is left.

• They ate 7/12 of the cake, and 5/12 of the cake is left.

Sarah drove 4/8 of the way to her grandparents' house, and her brother drove 1/8 of the way. What fraction of the trip did they complete together?

A pitcher of orange juice was divided into 8 equal parts. James drank 3/8 of it in the morning, and his sister drank another 2/8 in the afternoon. What fraction of juice did they drink in total?

• 3/8

• 8/5

• 5/8

• 3/5

Count and write down: 3/4 of 112

• 1/6

• 3/6

• 6/6

• 2/6

of the marbles in a box were black and the rest were white. Akiko put in some more black marbles. Now, of the marbles are white. How many black marbles did Akiko put in?

Tom is throwing a pizza party for his friends. His friends have eaten 7/12 of the pizza. Tom has eaten 2/12 of the pizza. How much of the pizza has already been eaten?

• 9/12

• 5/12

• 12/12

• 4/12

Ethan is baking bread and added 3/8 tablespoon of yeast to the dough. If he adds another 3/8 tablespoon of yeast, how much total yeast will he use?

• 6/8

• 6/12

• 6/18

• 6/10

Grace is baking a pie for her family dinner. The recipe calls for 6/8 cup of sugar for the pie filling and 1/8 cup of sugar for the crust. of sugar. How much sugar does she need in total?

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 7/16

• 5/16

• 7/ 21
• 7/3
• 8/3