Fraction Word Problems Worksheet

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

A group of people were standing in line. ³/₈ of the people were boys and ¹/₄ of the people were girls. How much of the group was made up of boys and girls?

Answer:

How much of the group was not boys or girls?

Answer:

Jane and Jerry were counting the months until their birthdays. Jane said ³/₄ of the year would pass before it was her birthday. Jerry said he only needed to wait ¹/₃ of the year. How much longer did Jane have to wait than Jerry?

Answer: of the year

Change your answer to ‘how many’ months.

Answer: months

Bill ran around ²/₃ of the track. Josh ran around ⁵/₆ of the track. How much farther did Josh run than Bill?

Answer: of the track

A box of paper clips fell on the floor. Betty picked up ²/₅ of the paper clips and Joanne picked up ³/₁₀. How many of the paper clips did they pick up altogether?

Answer: of the paper clips

How many were still on the floor?

Answer: of the paper clips

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