Fraction word problems - page 52 of 158
Number of problems found: 3158
- Applicants 42261
Of the 4,500 applicants, 2/9 were successful in the university entrance exams. How many applicants were successful? - Sarah 3
Sarah ran 4 7/8 miles, then walked 1 11/12 miles. Could you find the total distance she traveled? - Muffins 2
Shayla is baking muffins that require 1/2 cup of vegetable oil. She only has 1/3 cup left. How much more does she need? - Carla 3
Carla bought 3/4 kilogram of fish in the market for 120 pesos. If each piece of fish weighs 1/4 kilogram, how much does each cost? - Peter 10
Peter covered 1/2 of the journey on Monday, 1/4 of the remainder on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. What fraction of the journey was covered on the two days? - Tyrese
Tyrese wanted to run 8 miles, but he only ran 1/4 of it; so, how many miles did he run? A 1/4 + 8 B 1/2 divide 8 C 1/4 divide 8 D 1/4 x 8 - Javelin
Danilo threw his javelin over a distance of 10 5/16 meters. Mark threw his javelin over a distance of 7 7/8 meters. How much farther did one javelin travel than the other?
- Jerrie
Jerrie can repair her car in 1 1/12 hours. A mechanic can do the same job in 8/12 hours. How much longer does it take Jerrie to do the job? - Koos spent
Koos spent 3/7 of his monthly pocket money during the first week. The following week, he spent two-thirds of what he had spent the previous week. What is the fraction of the pocket money that is still left? - A salt
There is 7/8 kilogram of salt in the kitchen. The mother used 2/15 of the salt when she was preparing dinner. How much salt did she use? - Mother 12
Mother has 2 liters (liter=L) of milk. She used 1/8 L for making leche flan and 1/8 L for baking a cake. How much milk did she use? How much milk is left? - Sofia
Sofia has 6 candy bars. She gives her friend 4/5 of a candy bar and eats 2 1/9 candy bars. About how many candy bars does Sofia have left? - Sandwiches
In a cafeteria, 1/6 of the students eat salads, and 2/3 eat sandwiches. There are 18 students in the cafeteria. How many students are eating lunches other than salads or sandwiches? - A bamboo Bamboo is 26 2/5 meters long. If it is cut into 12 pieces, how long will each piece be?
- Two water 2
Two water pumps can fill a water tank in 20 minutes. How many minutes will four pumps take to fill the tank at the same rate?
- The enrolment
The enrolment for this school year is 2,340. If 1/6 are grade 8 and 1/4 are grade 10, how many are grade 7 or 9? - Louis 2
Louis had a 9 m-long rope that he cut into several pieces that measured 1 1/8 m long each. Thus, he had 9 pieces. - 1700 plans
1700 USD plans to budget, 2/5 for rent, and 1/6 for electricity. What do you spend on these two items together? - Estimate
Estimate the answer by rounding each fraction to the nearest whole number and then subtracting. 9/15 - 2 7/8 - Jo walks
Jo walks 3/4 km to a friend's home, 1/2 km to the mall, and 2/3 km home. What is Joy's total distance covered?
Do you have homework that you need help solving? Ask a question, and we will try to solve it. Solving math problems.
Need help calculating sum, simplifying, or multiplying fractions? Try our fraction calculator.
