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Sample Problems For Fraction Word Problems

Complexity=4, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Cindy has 1/2 cup of walnuts and 1/2 cup of dried cherries. How many cups of food does she have?
cups
2.   Pearl has half of a tablespoon of food coloring and a third of a tablespoon of vanilla extract. How many more tablespoons of food coloring than vanilla extract does she have?
tablespoons

Complexity=8, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Jose has 3/5 kilogram of peppermints and 2/3 kilogram of candy canes. How many kilograms of candy does he have?
kilograms
2.   John runs 1 kilometer on Tuesday and 1/3 kilometer on Wednesday. How many more kilometers did he run on Tuesday than on Wednesday?
kilometers

Complexity=12, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Sharon has 7/12 pound of eggplants and 5/12 pound of tomatoes. How many pounds of vegetables does she have?
pounds
2.   There are 8 cows, 3 sheep, and 5 chickens on a field. What fraction of the animals are sheep?

Complexity=4, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Miguel has 31/2 kilograms of jelly beans and 2/3 kilogram of chocolates. How many kilograms of candy does he have?
kilograms
2.   Paul has two and two-thirds pounds of peanuts and a quarter of a pound of cashews. How many more pounds of peanuts than cashews does he have?
pounds

Complexity=8, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Tiffany practices five-eighths of an hour of violin on Thurdsay and three and three-fourths hours of violin on Friday. How many total hours of violin did she practice?
hours of violin
2.   Sharon practices two and two-fifths hours of baseball on Sunday and one and four-sevenths hours of baseball on Monday. How many total hours of baseball did she practice?
hours of baseball

Complexity=12, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Jennifer practices 10/11 hour of flute on Wednesday and 10/11 hour of flute on Thurdsay. How many total hours of flute did she practice?
hours of flute
2.   Miguel has 31/6 teaspoons of salt and 35/8 teaspoons of vanilla extract. How many teaspoons of ingredients does he have?
teaspoons

Complexity=12, Mode=3 mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
1.   Maria practices 11/3 hours of soccer on Friday, 7/9 hour of soccer on Saturday, and 3/8 hour of soccer on Sunday. How many hours of soccer did she practice altogether?
hours of soccer
2.   John has 2/3 gallon of red paint and 7/12 gallon of orange paint. If he has a total of 21/8 gallons of paint, how many gallons of paint is neither red nor orange?
gallons

Answers

Complexity=4, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Cindy has 1/2 cup of walnuts and 1/2 cup of dried cherries. How many cups of food does she have?
cups
Solution
1
2
+
1
2
= 1
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2Pearl has half of a tablespoon of food coloring and a third of a tablespoon of vanilla extract. How many more tablespoons of food coloring than vanilla extract does she have?
tablespoons
Solution
1
2
-
1
3
=
1
6

Complexity=8, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Jose has 3/5 kilogram of peppermints and 2/3 kilogram of candy canes. How many kilograms of candy does he have?
kilograms
Solution
3
5
+
2
3
=
1 4
15
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2John runs 1 kilometer on Tuesday and 1/3 kilometer on Wednesday. How many more kilometers did he run on Tuesday than on Wednesday?
kilometers
Solution
1 -
1
3
=
2
3

Complexity=12, Mode=simple

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Sharon has 7/12 pound of eggplants and 5/12 pound of tomatoes. How many pounds of vegetables does she have?
pounds
Solution
7
12
+
5
12
= 1
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2There are 8 cows, 3 sheep, and 5 chickens on a field. What fraction of the animals are sheep?
Solution
The fraction of animals that are sheep is
# sheep
Total # of animals
=
3
8 + 3 + 5
=
3
16

Complexity=4, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Miguel has 31/2 kilograms of jelly beans and 2/3 kilogram of chocolates. How many kilograms of candy does he have?
kilograms
Solution
3 1
2
+
2
3
=
4 1
6
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2Paul has two and two-thirds pounds of peanuts and a quarter of a pound of cashews. How many more pounds of peanuts than cashews does he have?
pounds
Solution
2 2
3
-
1
4
=
2 5
12

Complexity=8, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Tiffany practices five-eighths of an hour of violin on Thurdsay and three and three-fourths hours of violin on Friday. How many total hours of violin did she practice?
hours of violin
Solution
5
8
+
3 3
4
=
4 3
8
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2Sharon practices two and two-fifths hours of baseball on Sunday and one and four-sevenths hours of baseball on Monday. How many total hours of baseball did she practice?
hours of baseball
Solution
2 2
5
+
1 4
7
=
3 34
35

Complexity=12, Mode=mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Jennifer practices 10/11 hour of flute on Wednesday and 10/11 hour of flute on Thurdsay. How many total hours of flute did she practice?
hours of flute
Solution
10
11
+
10
11
=
1 9
11
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2Miguel has 31/6 teaspoons of salt and 35/8 teaspoons of vanilla extract. How many teaspoons of ingredients does he have?
teaspoons
Solution
3 1
6
+
3 5
8
=
6 19
24

Complexity=12, Mode=3 mixed

Solve. Give the answer in simplest form.
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1Maria practices 11/3 hours of soccer on Friday, 7/9 hour of soccer on Saturday, and 3/8 hour of soccer on Sunday. How many hours of soccer did she practice altogether?
hours of soccer
Solution
1 1
3
+
7
9
+
3
8
=
2 35
72
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2John has 2/3 gallon of red paint and 7/12 gallon of orange paint. If he has a total of 21/8 gallons of paint, how many gallons of paint is neither red nor orange?
gallons
Solution
2 1
8
-
2
3
-
7
12
=
7
8

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