Fraction by Whole Number
Fraction by Fraction
Word Problems
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100
1/3 X 5
What is 5/3 OR 1 2/3
100
5/6 X 5/6
What is 25/36
100
In Aaliyah's grade, 2/3 of the students have a sister. Of the students who have a sister, 1/2 also have a brother. What fraction of the students in Aaliyah's grade have both a sister and a brother? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 1/3
100
1/4 X 5
What is 5/4 or 1 1/4
200
1/2 X 4
What is 2
200
1/3 X 2/7
What is 2/21
200
Justin operates an orange juice stand. On Monday he used 3/4 of a bag of oranges. On Tuesday he used 1/10 as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Justin use on Tuesday? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 3/40
200
7/8 X 4/7
What is 1/2
300
2/3 x 4
What is 8/3 OR 2 2/3
300
4/5 X 7/8
What is 7/10
300
The elephants at the Norfolk Zoo are fed 1/2 a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 7/10 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 7/20
300

Of the songs in Mrs. Owen's music library, 3/5 are rock songs. Of the rock songs, 1/2 feature a guitar solo. What fraction of the songs in Mrs. Owen's music library are rock songs that feature a guitar solo?

What is 3/10

400
4/5 X 10
What is 8
400
7/9 x 5/7
What is 35/63
400

Bryson's baby sister sleeps 2/8 of the day. How many hours does her baby sister sleep?

What is 6 hours. 

400
Jacario has 1/2 of a cup of powdered sugar. He sprinkles 1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Matthew sprinkle on the brownies? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 1/6
500
12 X 3/4
What is 9
500
3/8 X 7/9
What is 21/72
500

Mrs. Surrett's rabbit weighs 3 1/2 pounds. Mrs. Hazel's rabbit weighs 1 1/3 times as much as Mrs. Surrett's. How much does Mrs. Hazel's rabbit weigh? Reduce to the simplest form. 

What is 4 4/6 

Bonus points for the answer:  4 2/3

500

Jacob owns 7/10 of an acre of farmland. He grows beets on 1/2 of the land. On how many acres of land does Jacob grow beets? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

What is 7/20