Find a Whole or
Find a Fraction - Word Problem
Find a Fraction - Word Problem
Mia read 12 books in March. She read 3/4 of them in the first two weeks.
How many books did she read in the first two weeks?
9 books – FRACTION of an amount
1 / 5 of 65 = ?
13 – FRACTION
1 and 1 /3 x 3
9 / 8 simplifies to 1 and 1 /8
3 x 1/ 3
Draw it as a bar model and on a number line
3 / 3 simplifies to 1
Carlos ate 8 slices of pizza. That was 2/3 of the whole pizza.
How many slices were in the whole pizza?
12 slices – WHOLE
3 / 7 of 28 = ?
12 – FRACTION of an amount
2 and 2 /7 x 2
4 and 4 /7
1 / 6 x 5
Draw it as a bar model and on a number line
5 / 6
A class has 24 students. 5/6 of the students brought their homework.
How many students brought their homework?
20 students – FRACTION of an amount
4/5 of ? = 28
35 – WHOLE
5 x 1 and 1 /3
5 and 5 /3 simplifies to 6 and 2 /3
6 x 1 /4
Draw it as a bar model and on a number line
6 / 4 simplifies to 1 and 2 / 4
simplifies to
1 and 1 / 2
Lily finished 15 math problems. That was 3/5 of the worksheet.
How many problems were on the worksheet in total?
25 problems – WHOLE
3/4 of ? = 33
44 – WHOLE
3 x 2 and 3 /5
6 and 9 / 5 simplifies to 7 and 4 /5
3 / 5 x 8
Draw it as a bar model and on a number line
12 / 5 simplifies to 2 and 2 / 5
A baker made 36 cupcakes. She sold 1/4 of them in the morning.
How many cupcakes did she sell in the morning?
9 cupcakes – FRACTION of an amount
2 / 8 of ? = 16
64 – WHOLE
2 and 4 / 7 x 4
8 and 8 /7 simplifies to 9 and 1 /7
1 / 10 x 12
Draw it as a bar model and on a number line
12 / 10 simplifies to 1 and 2 / 10
simplifies to
1 and 1 / 5