Word Problems with Fractions
Comparing the numbers 3/4 and 2/3. Which is the larger amount?
What is 3/4.
Liam has 5 shirts. He bought 3 more shirts. How many shirts does he have now?
What is 8 shirts.
Liam had 25 snowballs. He threw 10 at his friends. How many does he have left?
What is Liam has 15 snowballs remaining.
Multiply 13 and 2. Say the product.
What is 26.
Kelita and Selina each made cookies for their work party. Kelita made 48 cookies and Selina made 36 cookies. They put the cookies in bags with 2 cookies in each bag. How many cookies are in each bag?
What is 42.
Compare the two amounts 5/8 and 1/2. Which is the smaller number?
What is 1/2.
On the way home, Maria stopped for gas for 5 minutes. Then she stopped at the store for 15 more minutes. How many total minutes did Maria stop for?
What is Maria stopped for 20 minutes on the way home.
Zeke make forty-six cupcakes and gave Eva two. How many cupcakes does he have left?
What is Zeke has forty-four cupcakes left.
Multiply 9 and 18. State the product.
What is 162.
Cookie Monster made 48 cookies for his friends and Count Chocula made 52 more cookies for his friends. They put 5 cookies in each bag. How many bags of cookies did they make?
What is 20.
Looking at the numbers 2/4 and 1/2. Are they equivalent fractions?
What is Yes.
Luis baked 30 cupcakes for the class party. Mia baked 30 cupcakes for her class party. How many cupcakes did Mia and Luis bake for their classes?
What is they baked 60 cupcakes for their classes.
Mrs. Warner had 27 pencils and gave 23 to students. How many pencils does she have left?
Mrs. Warner has 4 pencils remaining.
The product of six times five.
What is 30.
Serenity's class has 30 students in it. She needs to bring a treat for everyone in her class. A box of chips contains 18 bags of chips. How many boxes of chips will she need to buy?
What is 2.
The fraction 5/6 is greater than 1/2. Is this True or False?
What is True.
Joseph picked 7 clovers to give to his teacher. Ramiro picked 8 more clovers to give to his teacher. How many clovers did Joseph and Ramiro pick altogether?
What is they picked 15 clovers altogether.
The Easter Bunny placed 1,027 eggs around the park on Sunday morning. Children found 927 of the eggs. How many eggs did the wild animals in the park have left to eat?
What is The wild animals in the park have 100 eggs left to eat.
The product of the factors eight and five.
What is forty.
Manuel has 5 fish aquariums ready to put fish in. San Bernardino Fish Emporium delivered 100 fish to Manuel. However, Manuel bought 5 fish before receiving the fish. How many fish were put in each of the 5 aquariums?
What is 21.
Write an equivalent fraction for 1/2.
What is 4/8, 8/16/ 3/6, 5/10
Charlotte drew 18 pictures and Breanna drew 17 pictures. How many pictures did they draw in total?
What is they drew 35 pictures in total.
The farmer's chickens pecked 180 holes in the henhouse. The farmer filled 137 of the holes. How many chicken holes are left in the henhouse?
What is there are 43 holes left in the henhouse.
Beverly needs to pack six suitcases with four toothbrushes for a vacation. How many toothbrushes does she need to buy?
What is 24.
Sam is traveling to Alaska and needs to buy fishing gear for four travelers including himself. Sam buys fifteen fishing poles to give to his friends. How many fishing poles will each traveler get?
What is 5 fishing poles.