Word Problems
Hannah used 1 and 1/4 gallons of white paint for the ceiling and 2 and 2/3 gallons of green paint for the walls of her kitchen. How much paint did Hannah use?
3 and 11/12 gallons of paint
27/28 - 3/4
6/28 = 3/14
What is 93/9 written as a mixed number?
10 and 1/3
Is 2/5 in simplest form? If not, with your final answer tell what the fraction would be in simplest form.
Yes
What is the LCM (least common multiple) of 6 and 8?
24
Jenna ate 1/3 of a candy bar and her brother at 1/9 of it. How much of the candy bar did they eat?
4/9
What is 4/5 - 1/10?
7/10
What is 4 and 6/7 written as an improper fraction?
34/7
Is 26/28 in simplest form? If not, with your final answer tell what the fraction would be in simplest form.
No; 13/14
Compare these two fractions using <, >, or =: 3/4 ? 3/5
3/4 > 3/5
Tristan had 1/6 pound of grapes at home. He went to the store and bought 3/8 pounds of grapes. What fraction of a pound of grapes does Tristan have now?
13/24
4 and 2/3 + 1 and 2/6
6
15/45 = 5/___ - Make this fraction equivalent.
9
Is 12/15 in simplest form? If not, with your final answer tell what the fraction would be in simplest form.
No; 4/5
What would the LCD (least common denominator) be for the following equation:
1/2 + 5/7 + 3/4
28
Jenna bought a spool of ribbon for her craft projects. It contained 5 and 3/4 meters of ribbon. She used 3 and 2/5 meters of ribbon for a project. How many meters of ribbon does Jenna have left?
2 and 7/20 meters left
Find the sum of 2 and 1/2 and 3 and 3/4.
6 and 1/4
7/13 = ____/39 -- Make this fraction equivalent.
21
Is 23/42 in simplest form? If not, with your final answer tell what the fraction would be in simplest form.
Yes
Sara and Kelly drove to Hershey Park together. Sarah drove for 2/9 hours and Kelly drove for 3/4 hours. How much longer did Kelly drive than Joshua?
5/12 hours longer
Aidan roller-skated 3 and 1/10 miles around the lake. Josh roller-skated 2 and 1/2 miles around the park. How much farther did Aidan roller-skate than Josh?
3/5 miles more
Jeremy has two twinkies. If he eats 5/8 of a twinkie, how much will he have left?
1 and 3/8 of it left
Write three equivalent fractions for 4/5
8/10; 12/15; 16/20
Is 42/69 in simplest form? If not, with your final answer tell what the fraction would be in simplest form.
No; 14/23
Put the following fractions in order from least to greatest: 5/8, 1/2, 3/5
1/2, 3/5, 5/8