Fraction Word Problems Worksheet

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🍕 Part 1: Addition and Subtraction Problems

1. Sarah ate 2/8 of a pizza for lunch and 3/8 of the same pizza for dinner. What fraction of the pizza did she eat in total?

Visual Help: Draw 8 equal slices and colour in your answer.

Answer: _____ of the pizza

2. Tom had 3/4 of a chocolate bar. He gave 1/4 to his sister. How much chocolate bar does Tom have left?

Answer: _____ of the chocolate bar

3. At the school fair, Emma bought 1/2 kg of lollies and 1/4 kg of chocolate. What is the total weight of treats she bought?

Hint: Make sure both fractions have the same denominator before adding.

Answer: _____ kg

🎂 Part 2: Multiplication and Division Problems

4. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. If Jake wants to make half the recipe, how much flour does he need?

Think: Half the recipe means × 1/2

Answer: _____ cup of flour

5. Lucy has 3/4 metre of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/8 metre long. How many pieces can she make?

Visual Help: Draw a line to represent 3/4 metre, then mark off sections of 1/8 metre.

Answer: _____ pieces

6. A water tank is 2/5 full. If this represents 80 litres of water, how much water would the tank hold when completely full?

Step-by-step guide:

• Step 1: What fraction is given? _____

• Step 2: What amount does this equal? _____ litres

• Step 3: How do you find the whole amount? _____ ÷ _____ = _____

Answer: _____ litres

🌟 Part 3: Problem Solving Challenge

7. At a school sports day, 1/3 of the students participated in running events, 1/4 participated in jumping events, and 1/6 participated in throwing events. Some students participated in multiple events.

a) What fraction of students participated in at least one event if no student did more than one event?

Answer: _____ of the students

8. Mrs. Johnson is making fruit salad. She uses 3/4 kg of apples, 1/2 kg of oranges, and 5/8 kg of grapes. If she needs to divide the fruit salad equally among 6 families, how much fruit salad will each family receive?

Thinking steps:

• First, find the total amount of fruit: _____ + _____ + _____ = _____ kg

• Then, divide by the number of families: _____ ÷ 6 = _____ kg

Answer: _____ kg per family