Fraction Word Problems 1
Matthew has 8 pencils. Three of them do not have erasers on the end. What fraction of the pencils do not have erasers of the end?
3/8
Hannah ordered a pizza. It was divided into 8 equal slices. Hannah at two slices right away and another slice before bed. What fraction of the pizza did she eat?
3/8
Trina has a total of 32 crayons. How many boxes of crayons did she buy if each box has 8 crayons?
32/8 = 4
The Garcia family volunteers at the Chestnut Street Community Garden. ½ of the garden is used for growing vegetables. ¼ of the vegetable section is used for growing tomatoes. What fraction of the garden is used for growing tomatoes?
1/8 of the garden
Mr. Fishman spent his weekend working in his yard. He had 1/6 of a bag of soil the he spread evenly among his 2 garden beds. How much soil did he put in each garden bed?
1/12 of the bag
Mitchell has a small bag with 12 M&Ms in it. 5 of the M&Ms are yellow. 2 are green. 1 is orange. 4 are brown. What fraction of the M&Ms are brown?
4/12
There are 11 paper clips in the drawer. 3 are gold. 8 are silver. What fraction of the paper clips are gold?
3/11
Martin has 64 sticks of gum altogether. How many packs does he have if there are 8 pieces in each pack?
64 / 8 = 8
Mrs. Garcia picked ⅘ of a pound of tomatoes from the garden. She used ⅚ of what she picked to make a batch of salsa. How many pounds of tomatoes did Mrs. Garcia use to make her salsa?
2/3 of a pound
He had 1/2 of a pound of birdseed that he split evenly among his 3 bird feeders. How much birdseed did he put in each bird feeder?
1/6 of a pound
Chelsea divided an apple into 8 equal pieces. She ate 5 pieces. She put the other 3 in the fridge. What fraction did Chelsea eat?
5/8
There are 7 gloves in the lost & found box. There are 2 blue gloves, 3 green gloves, 1 black glove, and 1 brown glove. What fraction of the gloves are black?
1/7
Coach Ramirez has a total of 35 baseballs. How many boxes of baseballs does he have if each box has 7 baseballs?
35 / 7 = 5
⅙ of the garden is used for growing petunias. ¾ of the petunias are pink. What fraction of the garden is pink petunias?
1/8 of the garden
Mr. Fisherman uses 1/3 of his yard for growing flowers. This section of the yard is split into 4 equal sections to plant different types of flowers. What fraction of the garden is used for each type of flower?
1/12 of the garden
Francis has 6 chocolate bars. He gives one to John and one to Chester. He keeps the rest for himself. What fraction of the chocolate bars did he give away?
2/6
There are 9 buttons on Harry’s shirt. 3 fall off. What fraction of the buttons fell off of Harry’s shirt?
3/9
A store has 72 t-shirts in all. How many boxes of t-shirts are there if each box has 12 shirts?
72/12 = 6
½ of the people who live in the neighborhood volunteer at the community garden. ⅘ of those volunteers are teenagers. What fraction of the volunteers are teenagers?
2/5 of the volunteers
He picked a cucumber from his vegetable garden that weighed 1/4 of a pound. He cut it into 2 equal pieces. How much does each piece of the cucumber weigh?
1/8 of a pound
There are ten cookies in the cookie jar. 3 are Oreos. 2 are peanut butter cookies. 4 are chocolate chip cookies. 1 is a sugar cookie. What fraction of the cookies are peanut butter cookies?
2/10
Clint has a pizza that is cut into 4 equal pieces. 3 pieces have pepperoni on them. The other piece only has cheese. What fraction of the pizza only has cheese?
1/4
Tanya brought 44 ounces of juice to the game. How many bottles did she bring if each bottle has 11 ounces?
44/ 11 = 4
Jacob is baking chocolate chip cookies. The recipe uses 3 4 cup of sugar. Jacob wants to make one-half of a batch. How many cups of sugar does he need?
3/8 of a cup
A long submarine sandwich is cut into thirds to make smaller sandwiches. How many long subs are needed to make 12 small sandwiches?
4 long subs