Math Practice Problems - Fraction Word Problems

Fraction Word Problems - Sample Math Practice Problems

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Complexity=4, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Pearl practices one hour of soccer on Saturday and two-thirds of an hour of soccer on Sunday. How many more hours of soccer did she practice on Saturday than on Sunday?

hours of soccer

Mike has 2 pizzas and eats 1 pizza. What fraction of the pizzas are left?

Complexity=8, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Steven has five-sixths of a pound of jelly beans and a third of a pound of gummi bears. How many more pounds of jelly beans than gummi bears does he have?

pounds

Mary has 10 cookies and eats 6 cookies. What fraction of the cookies are left?

Complexity=12, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

There are 4 apples, 12 bananas, and 2 melons on a table. What fraction of the pieces of fruit are apples?

Miguel has ¹/₃ cup of milk and ¹/₃ cup of brown sugar. How many cups of ingredients does he have?

cups

Complexity=4, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Mike has 2¹/₂ cups of granolas and 1¹/₂ cups of dried cherries. How many more cups of granolas than dried cherries does he have?

cups

Peter runs ³/₄ mile on Monday and 1¹/₄ miles on Tuesday. How many total miles did he run?

miles

Complexity=8, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Peter has 2¹/₃ cups of flour and 1³/₄ cups of sugar. How many more cups of flour than sugar does he have?

cups

Steven runs 2³/₄ kilometers on Friday and ¹/₄ kilometer on Saturday. How many more kilometers did he run on Friday than on Saturday?

kilometers

Complexity=12, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Jennifer has three and five-ninths pounds of peanuts and three and a quarter pounds of cashews. How many pounds of food does she have?

pounds

Jose runs 3²/₃ miles on Tuesday and 3¹/₁₀ miles on Wednesday. How many more miles did he run on Tuesday than on Wednesday?

miles

Complexity=12, Mode=3 mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Miguel practices 1¹/₉ hours of soccer on Wednesday, 1²/₉ hours of soccer on Thursday, and ¹/₁₀ hour of soccer on Friday. How many hours of soccer did he practice altogether?

hours of soccer

Paul practices a tenth of an hour of basketball on Friday, two and a quarter hours of basketball on Saturday, and one and five-sixths hours of basketball on Sunday. How many hours of basketball did he practice altogether?

hours of basketball

Answers

Complexity=4, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Pearl practices one hour of soccer on Saturday and two-thirds of an hour of soccer on Sunday. How many more hours of soccer did she practice on Saturday than on Sunday?

hours of soccer

Solution
The question is
How many more hours of soccer did she practice on Saturday than on Sunday?
Which operation should you use?
The key words how many more imply subtraction.
Equation

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Mike has 2 pizzas and eats 1 pizza. What fraction of the pizzas are left?

Solution
The fraction of pizzas that are left is

Total # of pizzas - # pizzas eaten

Total # of pizzas

2 - 1

Complexity=8, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Steven has five-sixths of a pound of jelly beans and a third of a pound of gummi bears. How many more pounds of jelly beans than gummi bears does he have?

pounds

Solution
The question is
How many more pounds of jelly beans than gummi bears does he have?
Which operation should you use?
The key words how many more imply subtraction.
Equation

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Mary has 10 cookies and eats 6 cookies. What fraction of the cookies are left?

Solution
The fraction of cookies that are left is

Total # of cookies - # cookies eaten

Total # of cookies

10 - 6

Simplify the answer.

Complexity=12, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

There are 4 apples, 12 bananas, and 2 melons on a table. What fraction of the pieces of fruit are apples?

Solution
The fraction of pieces of fruit that are apples is

# apples

Total # of pieces of fruit

4 + 12 + 2

Simplify the answer.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Miguel has ¹/₃ cup of milk and ¹/₃ cup of brown sugar. How many cups of ingredients does he have?

cups

Solution
The question is
How many cups of ingredients does he have?
Which operation should you use?
The question implies addition.
Equation

Complexity=4, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Mike has 2¹/₂ cups of granolas and 1¹/₂ cups of dried cherries. How many more cups of granolas than dried cherries does he have?

cups

Solution
The question is
How many more cups of granolas than dried cherries does he have?
Which operation should you use?
The key words how many more imply subtraction.
Equation

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Peter runs ³/₄ mile on Monday and 1¹/₄ miles on Tuesday. How many total miles did he run?

miles

Solution
The question is
How many total miles did he run?
Which operation should you use?
The key word total implies addition.
Equation

Complexity=8, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Peter has 2¹/₃ cups of flour and 1³/₄ cups of sugar. How many more cups of flour than sugar does he have?

cups

Solution
The question is
How many more cups of flour than sugar does he have?
Which operation should you use?
The key words how many more imply subtraction.
Equation

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Steven runs 2³/₄ kilometers on Friday and ¹/₄ kilometer on Saturday. How many more kilometers did he run on Friday than on Saturday?

kilometers

Solution
The question is
How many more kilometers did he run on Friday than on Saturday?
Which operation should you use?
The key words how many more imply subtraction.
Equation

Complexity=12, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Jennifer has three and five-ninths pounds of peanuts and three and a quarter pounds of cashews. How many pounds of food does she have?

pounds

Solution
The question is
How many pounds of food does she have?
Which operation should you use?
The question implies addition.
Equation

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Jose runs 3²/₃ miles on Tuesday and 3¹/₁₀ miles on Wednesday. How many more miles did he run on Tuesday than on Wednesday?

miles

Solution
The question is
How many more miles did he run on Tuesday than on Wednesday?
Which operation should you use?
The key words how many more imply subtraction.
Equation

Complexity=12, Mode=3 mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

Miguel practices 1¹/₉ hours of soccer on Wednesday, 1²/₉ hours of soccer on Thursday, and ¹/₁₀ hour of soccer on Friday. How many hours of soccer did he practice altogether?

hours of soccer

Solution

Problem

Correct Answer

Your Answer

hours of basketball

Solution

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