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? LABEL!!

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? LABEL!!

Convert into a fraction 0.20 Question 3 Convert into a fraction 0.20

Question 4 Convert into a percent 0.88

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? Label!!

Question 6 Roland’s roller derby car traveled 4 1 feet 2 Past the bottom of the ramp. Eleanor’s car traveled 6 3 feet. How much farther did 4 Eleanor’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 2 feet past the ramp. His second car traveled 4 1 3 feet. 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. 4 What was the total distance it traveled?

Question 11 Convert into a decimal. 55%

Convert into a fraction. 63% 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?