Mastering Fraction Word Problems: Multi-Step Challenges

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

Sarah has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

• 1/3 of a yard

A baker made 3/5 of a cake and sold 1/3 of it. How much of the cake did he sell?

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 1/4

Tom has 2/3 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/4 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does he have left?

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

A garden is 3/4 of an acre. If 1/2 of it is planted with tomatoes, how much of the garden is not planted?

• 3/8 of an acre

• 1/4 of an acre

• 1/2 of an acre

• 5/8 of an acre

Emily read 2/5 of a book in the first week and 1/4 of the book in the second week. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 7/20

• 1/2

• 13/20

• 3/5

A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

A recipe requires 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need in total?

• 2 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 1/2 cup of flour

• 1 cup of flour

A container holds 1/2 gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much juice is left in the container?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

A school has 3/5 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 120 students in total, how many students are participating?

• 48

• 72

• 90

• 60