Solving Fraction Word Problems: Write and Interpret Equations

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. If she shares it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get? Write an equation to represent this problem.

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

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

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. There are 5/6 of a gallon of paint left. If you use it to paint 2 rooms, how much paint will each room get? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 5/12 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

4. A gardener has 1/2 of a bag of soil. If he uses it to fill 4 pots, how much soil will each pot receive? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

5. Emma read 3/5 of a book in one week. If she continues at the same rate, how much of the book will she read in 2 weeks? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 2/5 of the book

• 1 and 1/5 of the book

• 1/2 of the book

• 3/2 of the book

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

6. A box contains 2/3 of a pound of nuts. If you divide the nuts equally into 5 bags, how much will each bag contain? Write an equation to represent this problem.

• 1/3 of a pound

• 1/10 of a pound

• 1/4 of a pound

• 2/15 of a pound

7. A baker uses 3/4 of a cup of flour for each batch of cookies. If she makes 3 batches, how much flour does she use in total? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

8. A teacher has 1/3 of a class set of markers. If she gives each of her 6 students an equal amount, how much will each student receive? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 1/12

• 1/9

• 1/6

• 1/18

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

9. A car can travel 2/5 of a mile on 1/10 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

• 3 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

10. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk for one serving. If you want to make 5 servings, how much milk do you need? Write an equation to find the total amount of milk required.

• 3 cups

• 4.5 cups

• 2.5 cups

• 1 cup

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C