Word Problems with Fractions
Ms. Serangeli used 2/6 of a bottle of Expo spray. Ms. Kot used 5/6 of a bottle of Expo spray. Who used more Expo spray?
Ms. Kot
2/5 ____ 3/8
2/5 > 3/8
Find an equivalent using 2 as the multiplier:
4/5
8/10
Mary has 32 crayons to put into boxes. 8 crayons fit into a box. She needs this many boxes.
What is 4 boxes?
Compare.
0.8 ____ 0.782
0.8 > 0.782
On a math test, Puzzled Penguin answered 7/10 of the questions correctly. What would the equivalent fraction be with a denominator of 100?
70/100
4/9 ____ 3/5
4/9 < 3/5
Find an equivalent using 5 as the multiplier:
12/30
60/150
Sebastian, Nathan, Olivia, Ezra, Isabel, Sloane, and Maddy picked 42 apples. If they share the apples equally, each child will get this many apples.
What is 6 apples?
Compare.
30.01 _____ 3.1
30.01 > 3.1
5/7 of the songs Thea listened to yesterday were sung by Taylor Swift. 9/12 of the songs she listened to were sung by Olivia Rodrigo. Whose songs did she listen to most?
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
8/12___2/3
8/12 = 2/3
Find an equivalent using 3 as the divisor:
27/36
9/12
Mauricio wants to buy a notebook for $3.89 and a pen for $1.99. He has $5.00. Does he have enough money?
What is no? He needs $0.88 more.
Write this number in decimal form:
three hundred sixty two and four tenths
362.4
John Cena purchased A LOT of potatoes. On Monday, he ate 6/8 of a pound. On Tuesday, he ate 14/16 of a pound. On which day did he eat more potatoes?
On Tuesday
45/50 ____ 22/26
45/50 > 22/26
Find an equivalent using 8 as a divisor:
64/96
8/12
Natalie is making button dolls for the school fair. They are called button dolls because the eyes are made from 2 buttons and there are always 3 buttons on the clothes of each doll. How many buttons would they need for 8 dolls?
What is 40 buttons?
Write this number in decimal form:
sixty seven and nine hundredths
67.09
Marius sang for 1 and 2/3 hours on Saturday. On Sunday, he sang for 1 and 9/10 hours. On which day did he sing more?
On Sunday
90/99 _____ 85/88
90/99 < 85/88
Find an equivalent using 12 as a multiplier:
23/25
276/300
Eli is making button dolls for the school fair. They are called button dolls because the eyes are made from 2 buttons and there are always 3 buttons on the clothes of each doll. The buttons are sold in packages of 12. This is how many dolls can be made with one package of buttons.
What are two dolls?
Write this mixed number as a decimal:
36 4/100
36.04