Fraction Word Problems
Leo ate 2/8 of a pizza, and his sister ate 3/8 of the same pizza. How much of the pizza did they eat in total?
5/8 pizza
A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of white sugar and 1/4 cup of brown sugar. How much sugar is needed altogether?
1 cup
Karen had 7/10 of a gallon of milk. She used 3/10 for her cereal. How much milk is left?
4/10 (or 2/5) gallon
A jump rope is 6 1/2 feet long. If you cut off 2 feet, how long is the rope now?
4 1/2 feet
Sam walked 4/12 of a mile to the park and 5/12 of a mile to the store. How far did he walk in all?
9/12 (or 3/4) mile
A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour and 1/3 cup of sugar. What is the total amount of dry ingredients?
5/6 cup
A snail traveled 5/6 of a yard in the morning and 1/3 of a yard in the afternoon. How much farther did it travel in the morning?
3/6 (or 1/2) yard
There are 12 students in a group. If 1/4 of them are wearing red shirts, how many students are wearing red?
3 students
A carpenter has a board that is 3/4 of a meter long. He cuts off 1/8 of a meter. How much of the board remains?
5/8 meter
If 4 people want to share 1/2 of a watermelon equally, what fraction of the whole watermelon will each person get?
1/8 watermelon
A hike is 4 1/4 miles long. If Sarah has already walked 2 1/2 miles, how much further does she have to go?
1 3/4 miles
A rectangular garden plot is 3/5 of a mile long and 2/3 of a mile wide. What is the area of the garden in square miles?
6/15 (or 2/5) sq. mile
At a party, 1/3 of a large cake was left over. If 5 friends want to split the leftovers equally, what fraction of the original cake does each friend get?
1/15 cake
A bucket holds 5 2/3 liters of water. If you pour out 1 1/6 liters, how much water is left?
4 1/2 liters
A painter used 2 1/2 cans of paint for one room. If he has 4 rooms to paint that are the same size, how many cans of paint will he need?
10 cans
A construction crew is building a road that is 6 miles long. They finish 1/3 of a mile every day. How many days will it take them to finish the road?
18 days
A baby weighed 7 3/8 pounds at birth. After one month, the baby gained 2 3/4 pounds. What is the baby's weight now?
10 1/8 pounds
A baker has 10 cups of flour. Each loaf of bread requires 1 2/3 cups of flour. How many full loaves can the baker make?
6 loaves
A water bottle was 7/8 full. Someone drank 1/2 of the water in the bottle. What fraction of the whole bottle was drank?
7/16 bottle
A shelf is 3 1/2 feet long. If books are each 1/4 of a foot thick, how many books can fit on the shelf?
14 books
Farmer Joe has a field that is 5 1/2 acres. He wants to plant corn on 2/3 of the field. How many acres will be planted with corn?
3 2/3 acres
A large container has 12 1/2 cups of juice. If you pour the juice into small glasses that hold 1/3 of a cup each, how many full glasses can you fill?
37 glasses
Mrs. Smith bought 10 yards of fabric. She used 3 2/3 yards for a dress and 4 1/2 yards for curtains. How many yards of fabric does she have left?
1 5/6 yards
A race is 3 3/10 kilometers long. Mark ran 2/5 of the race and walked the rest. How many kilometers did he walk?
1 49/50 km (or 1.98)
A bag of dog food weighs 15 pounds. The dog eats 3/4 of a pound each day. How many days will the bag last?
20 days