Fractions and Word Problems

One

• One lap around the school’s track is 1/4 mile. Alice ran two times around the track. Then she ran 5/6 mile home. How far did Alice run in all?

Two

• A recipe for trail mix calls for 3/4 pound of peanuts. Luiza only wants to make half of the recipe’s servings. How many pounds of peanuts should she use?

Three

• Bonita planted an oak tree and an elm tree in her backyard. Three years later, the oak tree was 5 1/6 feet tall, and the elm tree was 7 ½ feet tall. How much taller was the elm tree?

One

• There are three grades in Mona’s middle school – sixth, seventh, and eighth. One-third of the students are in sixth grade and 1/4 are in the seventh grade. What fraction of the schools’ students are in the eighth grade.

Two

• Kyle is making a dessert that calls for 4/5 cup of crushed cookies. If he has already crushed 7/10 cup, how much more does he need?

Three

• Donald is making a party mix. He bought 2 1/4 pounds of pecans and 3 1/5 pounds of walnuts. How many pounds of nuts did Donald buy in all?

Four

• Mrs. Watson’s cookie recipe calls for 3 4/7 cups of sugar. Mr. Clark’s cookie recipe calls for 4 2/3 cups of sugar. How much more sugar does Mr. Clark’s recipe use? Why?

Five

• Tasha’s cat weighs 15 5/12 pounds. Naomi’s cat weighs 11 1/3 pounds. Can they bring both of their cats to the vet in a carrier that can hold up to 27 pounds?

Six

• Dominick lives 1 3/4 miles from his school. If his mother drives him half way, how far will Dominick have to walk to get to school?

Seven

• Katoni bought 2 1/2 dozen donuts to bring to the office. Since there are 12 donuts in a dozen, how many donuts did Katoni buy?

Eight

• The rope in the school gym is 10 1/2 feet long. To make it easier to climb, the gym teacher tied a knot in the rope every 3/4 foot. How many knots are in the rope?

Nine

• Mr. Fulton bought 12 1/2 pounds of ground beef for the cookout. He plans on using 1/4 pound of beef for each hamburger. How many hamburgers can he make?

Ten

• Mrs. Marks has 9 1/4 ounces of fertilizer for her plants. She plans on using 3/4 ounce of fertilizer for each plant. How many plants can she fertilize?

Question 1

• Your mother bought 1/3 of a pound of Jelly Smellies and 1/4 of a pound of Geodesic Gumballs. How many pounds of candy did she buy?

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Question 2

• The school principal bought 3/4 of a pound of Nutty Buddies and the second grade teacher bought 2/3 of a pound of Nutty Buddies. How many pounds of Nutty Buddies did they buy in all?

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Question 3

•Convert into a fraction0.20

Question 4

•Convert into a percent0.88

Question 5

• Your best friend bought 7/8 of a pound of Slurpy Suckers. The school quarterback bought ¾ of a pound of Slurpy Suckers. How much more did your friend buy?

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Question 6

• Roland’s roller derby car traveled 4 1 feet 2Past the bottom of the ramp. Eleanor’s car

traveled 6 3 feet. How much farther did 4Eleanor’s car travel?LABEL!!

Question 7

•Convert into a decimal.

3/5

Question 8

•Convert into a percent.2/5

Question 9

• Josh raced two cars. His first one traveled 5 1 2feet past the ramp. His second car traveled 4 1 3feet. How far did they travel in all?

Question 10

• Jolene’s three-wheeler traveled 8 1 feet 2

Down the ramp and 9 1 feet past the ramp. 4What was the total distance it traveled?

Question 11

•Convert into a decimal.55%

Question 12

•Convert into a fraction.63%

Question 13

• Henry caught a fish that was 12 3/4 inches long. Fred caught a fish that was 10 2/3 inches long. How much longer was Henry’s fish than Fred’s fish?

Question 14

• A woman caught 20 fish, but 5 of them got away. What fraction of the fish did she lose?