Chloe picked 1/2 of a pound of strawberries. That afternoon, Chloe's sister ate 1/3 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Chloe's sister eat?
What is 1/16 lbs.?
100
On Saturday, Noah's Doughnut Shop sold 1/2 as many chocolate doughnuts as cinnamon doughnuts. If they sold 5/6 of a tray of cinnamon doughnuts, how many trays of chocolate doughnuts did they sell?
What is 5/12 of a tray?
100
Taylor takes a trip with her family to the Louisville Zoo. The elephants at the zoo are fed 1/4 of a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 1/3 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?
What is 1/12 barrels of corn?
100
Kylie organizes a fundraiser for Jody Richards and plans to use 2/3 of the money collected to build a new library. Of the money directed towards building the new library, 1/4 will go towards purchasing computers. What fraction of the money raised will go towards purchasing computers for the library?
What is 1/6 of the money?
100
In a word problem, this word helps signal that you need to multiply fractions.
What is "of"?
200
Yesterday, Michael's Snack Shack went through 3/4 of a bottle of ketchup. If they used 3/4 as much mustard as ketchup, how many bottles of mustard did they go through?
What is 9/16 of a bottle?
200
Hailey has 3/5 of a cup of powdered sugar. She sprinkles 4/5 of the sugar onto a plate of brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Hailey sprinkle on the brownies?
What is 12/25 of a cup of sugar?
200
Jake went on a trip to Newport Aquarium, where 1/5 of the animals are reptiles. Of the reptiles, 2/3 are snakes. What fraction of the animals at the Newport Aquarium are snakes?
What is 2/15 of the animals?
200
Last month, Moira and Marissa sold candy to raise money for Beta Club. Marissa sold 1/2 as much candy as Moira did. If Moira sold 1/8 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Marissa sell?
What is 1/16 of a box?
200
This visual model is created by making rows and columns and shading two fractions.
What is an array?
300
Itzel had 1/3 of a pound of blueberries. Itzel let her friend Jeanna eat 1/5 of the blueberries. How many pounds of blueberries did Jeanna eat?
What is 1/15 lbs. of blueberries?
300
Ms. Quinn baked Irish Soda Bread over the weekend. She brought 1/2 a loaf to school with her. She ate 5/8 of the bread during for lunch. What fraction of a whole loaf did she eat?
What is 5/16?
300
Derek takes a tour of Western Kentucky University and learns that 2/3 of the students there are enrolled in an art course. Of those students taking an art class, 4/5 are enrolled in a painting class. What fraction of the students at Western Kentucky University are enrolled in a painting class?
What is 8/15 of the students?
300
Dalton recruits fifth graders to play a baseball game during recess. 3/5 of the fifth graders agree to play. Of those who agree to play, 1/2 are girls. How many of the fifth graders are girls playing baseball at recess?
What is 3/10 of the fifth graders?
300
In Luke’s library, 2/5 of the books are fantasy novels. Of the fantasy novels, 1/6 of the books feature wizards as main characters. How many of the books in Luke’s library have wizards as main characters?
What is 1/15 of the books?
400
Grace operates an orange juice stand at the Bowling Green Farmers’ Market. On Saturday, she used 1/8 of a bag of oranges. On the following Tuesday, she used 3/4 as many oranges as on Saturday. How many bags of oranges did Grace use on Tuesday?
What is 3/32 bags of oranges?
400
Macy brings a variety of cupcakes to school on her birthday, but sadly, she drops the box and 1/3 get smashed. Out of the smashed cupcakes, 4/5 are vanilla. How many of the cupcakes are smashed vanilla cupcakes?
What is 4/15 of the cupcakes?
400
Alan goes to an art museum. He sees that 1/4 of the paintings in the museum are portraits. Of those portraits, 2/3 were painted by Picasso? How many of the paintings in the museum are portraits by Picasso?
What is 1/6 of the paintings?
400
Justin wants to join band at Jody Richards. In the school band, 3/4 of the students play a wind instrument. Of those students, 1/6 play saxophone. What fraction of the whole band plays saxophone?
What is 1/8 of the band?
400
Of the songs in Riya's music library, 1/3 are rock songs. Of the rock songs, 1/3 feature a guitar solo. What fraction of the songs in Riya's music library are rock songs that feature a guitar solo?
What is 1/9 of the songs?
500
Bradley Last week, Bradley's Vegetable Stand sold 7/8 of a box of carrots. Down the road, Ahmed's Vegetable Stand sold 1/2 as many boxes of carrots as Bradley's did. How many boxes of carrots did Ahmed's Vegetable Stand sell?
What is 7/16 of a box?
500
Mrs. Terry is baking a cake that calls for 3/8 Tbsp. of cinnamon, but she only had enough eggs to make 2/3 of her recipe. How much cinnamon should she use?
What is 1/4 Tbsp. of cinnamon?
500
John visits the Hardin Planetarium in Bowling Green. He notices that 1/3 of the constellations are formed from seven or more stars. Of those constellations with five or more stars, 5/6 were named after Greek mythology. How many of the constellations have both seven or more stars and names relating to Greek mythology?
What is 5/18 of the constellations?
500
At Jody Richards, 1/8 of the students play a sport. Of the students who play a sport, 2/3 play basketball. What fraction of the students at Jody Richards play basketball?
What is 1/12 of the students?
500
Kareena plants a garden with lots of different flowers. Half of her plants are perennials, but only 1/3 of the perennials bloom. What fraction of Kareena’s garden is perennial plants that do NOT bloom?