Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key
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FRACTION WORD PROBLEMS
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Suzy and Derrick play on the same basketball team. During the season, Suzy made 5 times as many
1.
baskets as Derrick.
What fraction of the total baskets made between them is Suzy's baskets?
a.
YOU MIGHT THINK THE TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
IS 5, BUT FOR EVERY ONE
BASKET DERRICK MAKES
Suzy's Baskets
Derrick's Basket
SUZY MAKES 5. SO THE
TOTAL IS ACTUALLY 6.
5
of the basket's belong to Suzy.
6
b.
If both of them together made 108 baskets, how many did Suzy make?
5
YOU'LL NEED TO DIVIDE 108 INTO 6
x
108
=
108
6
= 18 x 5 = 90
6
EQUAL PIECES, WHICH GIVES YOU
18. THEN MULTIPLY IT BY 5 SINCE
SUZY MADE 5 OUT OF 6.
Suzy made 90 baskets and Derrick made 18, which totals 108.
Now your turn.
William and Bella share a savings account. William has 8 times more money in the account than
1.
Bella. The account currently has $2,592. How much has William saved?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
William's money
Bella's
8
money
x
$2,592
= $2,592
9 =
288 x
8 = $2,304
9
Jim bought 9 liters of milk. He drank 0.75 liters and then poured the rest of the milk equally into
2.
5 bottles. How much milk was in each bottle?
-
0.75
=
8.25
Amount he drank.
8.25 divided by 5 = 1.65 liters each
7
of Mr. William's students are girls. If there are 21 girls, how many students are in his class?
3.
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
If the total girls is 21 than the 7 parts must each equal 3,
This tells us the other 6 parts are 3 too. Add them
because 7 x 3 = 21.
all up and you get 39 total students .
4
of the people in a movie theater are adults. If there are 21 more children than adults,
4.
11
how many children are in the theater?
11
+
=
is the fraction of more
11
4
7
7
4
3
-
=
-
=
are children in the theater.
children than adults.
11
11
11
11
11
11
3
3
1
x = 21
=
of the total equals 21.
or
or
7
11
11
11
There were 49 children and 28 adults in the theater. (7 x 7 = 49 and 4 x 7 = 28)
1
of the kids in Mrs. Rainbow's class said black was their favorite color.
5.
9
3
of the remaining kids said blue was their favorite. The rest said red was their favorite color.
8
If 45 students said red was their favorite, how many more students liked red than blue?
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
9 x 3 parts = 27 like blue.
B
= black
BL
B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
= blue
45 liked red - 27 liked blue =
R
R
R
R
R
18 more liked red .
R
BL
BL
BL
= red
45 divided by 5 = 9. So each part is 9.
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