Fraction and Ratio Word Problems

This video tutorial reviews grade six practice problems on fractions, focusing on dividing quantities into groups and comparing weights using multiplication and division. It covers solving problems involving flour batches, comparing weights of Whiskers and Piccolo, analyzing Andre's journey, and using tape diagrams to solve fraction division problems.

If a recipe requires half a pound of flour per batch, how many batches can be made with one pound of flour?

• 1 batch

• 2 batches

• 3 batches

• 4 batches

How many batches can be made with 3/4 of a pound of flour if each batch requires 1/2 pound?

• 1 batch

• 1.5 batches

• 2 batches

• 2.5 batches

If you have 1/4 of a pound of flour, how many half-pound batches can you make?

• 1 batch

• 1/2 batch

• 2 batches

• 1/4 batch

Whiskers weighs 2 and 2/3 kilograms and Piccolo weighs 4 kilograms. How many times heavier is Piccolo compared to Whiskers?

• 2.5 times

• 2 times

• 1.5 times

• 1 time

What is the simplified form of 8/12?

• 4/5

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

If Andre has walked 1/3 of a kilometer towards a festival that is 1 and 5/8 kilometers away, what fraction of the journey has he completed?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/5

What fraction of 2 and a half is 4/5?

• 4/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 8/25

How many groups of 3/4 are there in 11/4?

• 4

• 3

• 3 and 1/3

• 3 and 2/3

How many groups of 3/4 can be made from 6 and a half?

• 8

• 8 and 1/3

• 8 and 2/3

• 9

Which equation represents dividing 4 into groups of 2/7?

• 2/7 / 4

• 4 / 2/7

• 4 x 2/7

• 4 + 2/7