Number Line
Word Problems
Equivalent Word Problems
Comparing Word Problems
Number Line Word Problems
100
Number line 1 is divided into how many sections? What fraction can we label A?
What is sixths, 5/6.
100
Jill found 15 books on underwater life and brought 7 of these to the nearest table. What fraction of the books on underwater life did she bring to the nearest table?
What is 7/15.
100
Cliff drank 1/2 of his soda. If his soda bottle was 12 ounces, what fraction of his soda did he drink in twelfths, and what are two equivalent fractions to the amount Cliff drank besides 1/2.
What is 6/12 and any fraction equivalent to 1/2. Ex 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, etc...
100
Jeremiah scored 3/4 of the goals during the game. What fractional amount did his teammates score? Who scored the most points for the team?
What is 1/4 and Jeremiah.
100
Mary is creating a homemade puzzle. She knows she wants her puzzle to be 42 pieces. Half of her puzzle is going to have animals on it. One fourth of her puzzle is going to have plants on it. Which fractional value is closer to one?
What is 21/42.
200
What is the fraction value of 1 on a number line divided into 5ths.
What is 5/5.
200
Luke also checked the books about land animals. There were 20 books on land animals and he chose to borrow 7 of these. What fraction of the books on land animals did Luke not borrow?
What is 13/20
200
Sarah drank 2/3 of her soda. Her soda 9 ounces. How many ounces did she drink in ninths?
What is 6/9.
200
Elijah drew shapes on 2/5 of his art paper. The teacher said to fill the paper with at least 1/2 of shapes. Did Elijah do more than or less than his teacher said?
What is less than.
200
On a numberline divided into eighths, which fraction is closest to 1/2?
What is 3/8.
300
On numberline 2 which letter best represents 5/8?
What is C.
300
Laura’s mother bought 1 bag of flour which weighs 10 lbs. She uses 3 lbs to make pancakes for breakfast. What fraction of the bag of flour will she use after 3 days of making pancakes?
What is 9/10.
300
Hilary made a cake to celebrate her mom's birthday. Each person in the family got 1/4 of the cake. If she cut the cake in eight slices, what equivalent fraction did each person get?
What is 2/8.
300
Elsa ate 8/12 of her Snickers bar. Anna ate 2/3 of her Snickers bar. Who ate the most of their Snickers bar?
What is neither, they both ate the same amount.
300
Jessica needed to buy 10 dresses. So far she has completed 6/10 of her shopping. On a numberline partitioned into fifths, what is the fractional value of the shopping she has completed?
What is 3/5.
400
On numberline 3 what is the fractional distance from B to C?
What is 4/10
400
Laura is fond of fruits so he went to the fruit section and saw that there was one crate with 24 red juicy apples. She asked her mom to buy 5 of these. However, as she looked she saw that half of the apples were bruised and did not want those. The other half was perfect! What fraction of the perfect apples did they buy?
What is 5/12.
400
Weston had a dollar to spend at the concession stand. He spent 1/4 of his dollar on a piece of gum, 2/8 of his dollar on a piece of chocolate, and 1/2 of his dollar on a bag of chips. Recreate equivalent fractions for each fractional amount so it has the same denominator. How many more bags of chips can Weston buy with the amount he has left over.
What is 2/8, 2/8, 4/8, Weston cannot buy any more chips because he has no more money left.
400
Jeremiah's team scored 5/8 of 16 points. The opposing team scored 3/4 of 16 points. Who won the game and by how many points?
What is the opposing team, by 2 points (12/16).
400
Jessica needed to buy 10 dresses. So far she has completed 6/10 of her shopping. On a numberline partitioned into fifths AND twentieths, what is the fractional value of the shopping she still needs to complete before reaching 1 whole?
What is 2/5 and 8/20.
500
Create a numberline with thirds, sixths, and eighths.
What is the numberline must be as equally spaced as possible with zero and one labeled along with the thirds, sixths, and eighths fractions.
500
Laura and her parents were fond of having cheese in their meals so they bought one huge block of cheese. The block was partitioned into 16 slices. If 2/4 of the 16 slices of the block of cheese will be used for lasagna, and they want to save 5 slices of what's left over for tomorrow's meal, what portion of the block of cheese will not be used?
What is 3/16.
500
Tina's family ate 4/9 of a pizza for dinner and Jason's family ate 7/12 of a pizza. Create equivalent fractions with a new common denominator for each fractional amount to figure out which family had the most pizza left over.
What is 21/36 and 16/36. Tina's family had the most pizza left over.
500
Billy plays video games for 1/8 of the day every weekday except Friday. Olivia plays for 1/6 of the day on the weekends including Friday. Who played video games the least amount of time after 3 weeks. Give the fractional amount and the amount in hours.
What is neither, they both played the same amount after 3 weeks.
500
Derek has spent 4/16 of his dollar on Cheeto Puffs, and 3/12 of that same dollar on a can of Coke. Envisioning a numberline, how close is Derek from spending his one whole dollar?
What is halfway.
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