Fraction with Whole Number Word Problems

20 acres of land has been cleared for a new development. Each lot will be 2/3 acre. How many lots will the new development have?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 60

A rectangular corn field has an area of 5/6 square miles. The length of the field is 3/5 mile. How many miles wide is the field?

• 1/2 mile

• 25/18 mile

• 18/25 mile

• 7/30 mile

PTA bought balls for students to play with at recess. 5/8 of the balls got lost. What fraction represents the amount of balls that did not get lost?

• 3/8

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 1/8

Cara brought some candy bars from home.  She wants to split 2 ½ candy bars among her four friends.  How much will each person get?

Which operation should we use to solve?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Julie had 5/6 of a pound of candy after going trick-or-treating on Halloween. Her sister got 2/3 of a pound of candy. How many pounds of candy did the two girls have altogether?

Which operation should we use to solve?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Last week at the park, Bettie spent 3/5 of her time resting and 1/3 of her time at the park running around. How much less did Bettie spend running around than resting?

Which operation should we use to solve?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Divsion

The serving size of a box of cereal is 3/4 of a cup. If the box has 12 cups of cereal, how many servings are in it?

Which operation should be used to solve?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Last year, Craig grew 5/6 of an inch and his brother grew 4/5 of an inch. How much more did Craig grow than his brother? Which operation should be used to solve?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Mr. Rodriguez has \frac{5}{8} ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?