Fraction Word Problems
(21) Sue practiced her violin for 1/3 of an hour in the morning and 1/2 of an hour in the afternoon. What fraction of an hour did Whitney practice her violin in all?
5/6
(6) Billy's brother is 6 feet tall. Billy is 3/4 as tall as his brother. How tall is Billy?
4 1/2 feet
Simplify 5/10
1/2
A sporting goods store orders 242 boxes of tennis balls. Each box contains 36 tennis balls. How many tennis balls are there in all?
8,712
(17) On Monday, Michael put 14 3/8 gallons of gas in his car. On Saturday, he put 5 8/10 gallons of gas in his car. What is the best estimate for how much more gas he put in on Monday than on Saturday?
8 1/2 gallons
(43). Drew makes bookmarks from a strip of paper that is 3 feet long. Each bookmark is 1/3 of a foot long. How many bookmarks does Drew make?
9
Convert 2 2/3
8/3
A teacher buys 80 packages of paper. Each package contains 225 sheets of paper. What is the total number of sheets of paper?
18,000
(27) Leah's family had 1/2 of a package of napkins. They used an equal amount of napkins at each meal. After 6 meals, the napkins were gone. What fraction of the package of napkins did Leah's family use at each meal?
1/12
(4) Todd equally divided 6 boxes of cookies among 10 classes. What fraction of a box does each class get?
3/5
Simplify 810/9
90
(46) Allison has 2 sets of numbers.
The first set starts with 2 and follows a patter of increasing by 4
The second set starts with 32 and follows a pattern of decreasing by 5. Which number is in both sets?
A. 12 B. 18 C. 22 D. 26
C. 22
(17) On Monday, Michael put 14 3/8 gallons of gas in his car. On Saturday, he put 5 8/10 gallons of gas in his car. What is the best estimate for how much more gas he put in on Monday than on Saturday?
8 1/2 gallons
Carl bought 2 packs of ping-pong balls. Each pack had 12 balls in it. They Carl lost 3 of the balls. Which expression shows how many ping-pong balls Carl has left?
A. (2+12) - 3 B. 2 X (12 - 3)
C. (12 + 12) X 3 D. (2 X 12) - 3
D. (2 X 12) - 3
Convert 5 5/7
40/7
A jar of peanut butter weighs 16.3 ounces. How much do 5.5 jars of peanut butter weigh, in ounces?
89.65 oz
(29) Hattie has 4 pounds of raisins. The raisins are in boxes that each hold 1/6 of a pound. How many boxes of raisins does Hattie have?
24
Mrs. Willis has 15 pounds of clay. She makes 6 posts and each pot uses the same amount of clay. How much clay is used for each pot?
2 1/2 pounds
Simplify 690 / 10
69
5th grade is planning a picnic. They bought packs of hotdogs. Each pack has 8 hotdogs. How many packs do they need to feed 92 students?
12 packs of hotdogs