Fractions

Word Problems

100

Mrs.Wheatcraft is 5 1/3 feet tall. David is 5 1/4 feet tall. Who is taller?

Who is Mrs. Wheatcraft?

200

Raylynn loves exercising on the hiking trail by her house. She ran 2/5 of the trail on Monday and ran a different 1/3 of the trail on Tuesday. How much of the trail did she cover on the two days? Include units in your answer. 

What is 11/15 of the trail?

300

Richard ran 2/3 of a 27-km race before he stopped to walk. How many kilometers had he run at that point? Include the correct units in your answer. 

What is 18 kilometers? 

400

Aden decided to make his own granola. The recipe called for 2/3 cups of oats, 1/4 cups of nuts, and 1/6 cups of dried fruit. How many cups of ingredients did Aden mix in all? Label your answer with the correct units. 

What is 1 1/12 cups of ingredients? 

500

Ryly ran 2/3 of a mile at the Cromer field and then walked 2/6 of a mile. How far did Ryly go in all? 

What is 1 mile? 

Addition

100

4/7+2/7

What is 6/7?

200

1/5+1/3

What is 8/15?

300

2 5/6+1/8

What is 2 46/48? 

400

1/3+1/8

What is 11/24?

500

4 2/14+ 2 4/7

What is 6 10/14?

Subtraction

100

3/4-1/8

What is 5/8?

200

2/3-3/6

What is 1/6?

300

1 2/5-6/10

What is 8/10?

400

8/12-3/8

What is 7/24?

500

2 3/7 - _____ = 1

What is 1 3/7?

Multiplication

100

1/2 x 10

What is 5?

200

1/2 x 60 = 

What is 30? 

300

1/3 x 24

What is 8?

400

5/12 x 72

What is 30? 

500

3/7 x 42

What is 21?

Comparing

100

Which fraction is greater? 

3/4                                                 1/4

What is 3/4

200

Which fraction is greater? 

3/7                       4/6                 

What is 4/6?

300

How much greater is 3/4 than 1/4? 

What is 2/4?

400

How much greater is 3/7 than 4/6? 

What is 10/42? 

500

How much greater is 6/8 than 2/3? 

What is 2/24?