Fraction Frenzy: Solve & Simplify Word Problems

Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She eats 1/2 of it. How much chocolate bar does she have left?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

Tom has 2/3 of a pizza. He gives 1/4 of it to his friend. How much pizza does Tom have now?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/4

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If you add another 1/3 cup, how much sugar do you have in total?

• 5/6 cup

• 1 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

Lily drank 5/6 of a liter of juice. If she pours out 1/3 of a liter, how much juice is left?

• 2/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1/4 liter

In a garden, 3/5 of the plants are flowers. If 1/10 of the flowers die, what fraction of the plants are still flowers?

• 27/50

• 4/5

• 3/10

• 1/2

A baker used 2/3 of a bag of flour for one cake and 1/4 of the bag for another. How much flour did he use in total?

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 3/4

• 11/12

A class has 3/8 of the students who are girls. If 1/4 of the girls leave, what fraction of the students are girls now?

• 9/32

• 3/8

• 5/16

• 1/2

Emma has 7/10 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/5 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 5/25

• 3/10

• 14/25

• 1/2

A tank is filled with 5/6 of water. If 1/3 of the water is used, how much water remains in the tank?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

• 1/2

During a sale, a store sold 3/4 of its toys. If 1/2 of the sold toys were action figures, what fraction of the total toys were action figures?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/4