Fraction Test Fraction Word Problems 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A recipe needs 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?
- 1/3 cup (Correct answer)
- 1/6 cup
- 4/6 cup
- 2/6 cup
Correct answer: 1/3 cup
1/2 × 2/3 = 2/6 = 1/3 cup of flour.
Question 2: A rope is 3/4 of a meter long. It is cut into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- 1/4 meter (Correct answer)
- 1/3 meter
- 1/8 meter
- 3/12 meter
Correct answer: 1/4 meter
(3/4) ÷ 3 = 3/4 × 1/3 = 3/12 = 1/4 meter per piece.
Question 3: Maria spent 1/4 of her money on lunch and 1/3 on a book. What fraction of her money did she spend in total?
- 7/12 (Correct answer)
- 2/7
- 5/12
- 2/12
Correct answer: 7/12
1/4 + 1/3 = 3/12 + 4/12 = 7/12 of her money was spent.
Question 4: A farmer planted corn in 5/8 of his field and wheat in the rest. What fraction of the field has wheat?
- 3/8 (Correct answer)
- 5/8
- 1/3
- 1/8
Correct answer: 3/8
1 − 5/8 = 8/8 − 5/8 = 3/8 of the field has wheat.
Question 5: John jogged 3/5 of a mile in the morning and 2/3 of a mile in the evening. How far did he jog in total?
- 19/15 miles (Correct answer)
- 5/8 miles
- 1 mile
- 5/15 miles
Correct answer: 19/15 miles
3/5 + 2/3 = 9/15 + 10/15 = 19/15 miles total.
Question 6: A box holds 48 apples. If 5/6 of them are red, how many apples are NOT red?
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 40
- 10
- 6
Correct answer: 8
5/6 × 48 = 40 red apples, so 48 − 40 = 8 apples are not red.
A recipe needs 2/3 cup of flour.
If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?