Singapore Math Let’s Study Fractions!

Samuel had $244.84. He wanted give ¼ of his money to his mom to put in his savings account. How much money did he put in savings?

If ¼ of a number is 45, what is ½ of the number?  

¼ of a number is 13. What is ¾ of the number?

A baker used 3/5 of his entire supply of flour on a cake for Taylor Swift. If he had 400 pounds of flour to begin with, how much flour did he use in this cake?

On the annual Gurley family fishing trip, the women caught 642 pounds of fish. If 1/6 lbs. of the fish was saved to use as bait for the next trip and 2/5 lbs. of the remainder were given to the local food shelter, how much fish did the Gurley women bring home?

Dennis collected 600 stamps from different places. 5/8 of them are U.S. stamps and the rest are Canadian stamps. If he gives 1/5 of the U.S. stamps to his friend, how many stamps does he have left?

Denise bought 168 oranges. She threw away 1/8 of them because they were rotten. Then she gave 1/3 of the remainder to her friends. How many oranges did she have left?

450 students attended Jay M. Robinson’s Rocktoberfest 450 students attended Jay M. Robinson’s Rocktoberfest. 4/9 of the students bought a small cup of ice cream. If the ice cream cost $3 per cup, how much money was spent on ice cream?

Approximately 7/10 of all CMS students graduate Approximately 7/10 of all CMS students graduate. If our class currently has 30 students, how many students are projected not to graduate from high school? What are two things that we could do to increase the number of students that will graduate?

Alex had $120. He had $45 more than his brother Alex had $120. He had $45 more than his brother. After his brother spent some money on a toy, Alex had twice as much as his brother. Find the cost of the toy. (Think.. No box needed!)

3 girls and 2 boys shared $140. Each boy received twice as much money as each girl. How much money did each boy receive? Hint-Do not divide your box into 5 pieces. All pieces should be of equal size.

Morgan has 240 stickers. The number of Fred’s stickers is ¾ the number of Morgan’s stickers. How many stickers do they have altogether?

Peter had 3 times as much money as Larry Peter had 3 times as much money as Larry. After Peter spent 1/3 of his money, he still had $50 more than Larry. How much money did Peter have at first?? Hint- When you draw the box, how many sections should you put in it to show the total of Peter’s and Larry’s money?

Kyle gave 2/7 of his money to his wife and spent 3/5 of the remainder Kyle gave 2/7 of his money to his wife and spent 3/5 of the remainder. If he had $300 left, how much did he have at first?

Margo spent 2/3 of her money and gave ¾ of the remainder to her mother Margo spent 2/3 of her money and gave ¾ of the remainder to her mother. She had $50 left. How much money did she have at first?

Juan had some baseball cards Juan had some baseball cards. He sold 3/5 of them on Monday and the rest on Tuesday. If he sold 25 fewer baseball cards on Tuesday than on Monday, how many baseball cards did he have at first?

Jennifer, Omar and Patrick earned money by working for an marine biologist during the summer. For one day’s work, they decided to split their total sum. Jennifer got 5/8 of the money, Omar got 1/3 of the remainder and Patrick took $40. What was the sum of the money that the three students earned that day?

The number of girls is 7/10 the total number of students in a class The number of girls is 7/10 the total number of students in a class. If there are 16 more girls than boys in the class, how many students are in the class?

1/3 of John’s money is twice as much as Henry’s money 1/3 of John’s money is twice as much as Henry’s money. If their total sum is $42, how much money does John have?

There are as many boys as girls in a class There are as many boys as girls in a class. If 2/5 of the boys and ½ of the girls go to school by bus, what fraction of the students in the class goes to school by bus?

Isaac spent 5/8 of his money on a pair of shoes Isaac spent 5/8 of his money on a pair of shoes. He spent 1/6 of the remaining money on a T-shirt. What fraction of his money did he have left?

Sally spent 2/5 of her money on a map of the world and ½ of the remainder on a globe. She spent $8 more on the map than on the globe. How much money did she have left?

John bought a bag of balloons John bought a bag of balloons. 1/5 of the balloons were red, 3/8 of the remainder were yellow and the rest were blue. If there were 25 blue balloons, how many red balloons were there?

¼ of the beads in a box are red. 6/9 of the remainder are yellow ¼ of the beads in a box are red. 6/9 of the remainder are yellow. The rest are blue. If there are 48 blue beads, how many beads are there altogether?

2/3 of the beads in a box are red. ¼ are yellow and the rest are blue 2/3 of the beads in a box are red. ¼ are yellow and the rest are blue. There are 42 more red beads than blue beads. How many beads are there altogether?

A goldfish cost 3 times as much as a guppy A goldfish cost 3 times as much as a guppy. After Gary spent 3/5 of his money on 3 goldfish and 6 guppies, he had $20 left. Find the cost of a goldfish.