Worksheet Test
Instructions: Solve the following word problems involving fractions.
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| 1. If John ate 3/4 of a pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left? | |
| 2. A cake recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but Jane only has 1/2 cup of sugar. How much more sugar does Jane need to complete the recipe? | |
| 3. If a basketball team won 3/5 of their games, and they played 20 games, how many games did they win? | |
| 4. A pizza recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. If you only have 1/4 cup of flour, how much more flour do you need? | |
| 5. If a car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1 minute, how far will it travel in 5 minutes? | |
| 6. If a bag of M&M’s has 1/2 red candies and 1/4 green candies, what fraction of the bag is not red or green? | |
| 7. If a recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of milk and you only have 3/4 cup, how much more milk do you need? | |
| 8. If a group of friends shared a pizza equally and each person ate 1/6 of the pizza, how many friends were there? | |
| 9. If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of butter, but you only have 1/2 cup, how much more butter do you need? | |
| 10. If a pizza has 8 slices, and you eat 1 1/2 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? | |
| 11. A recipe calls for 3/4 pound of ground beef, but you only have 1/2 pound. How much more ground beef do you need to complete the recipe? | |
| 12. If you have a bag of marbles with 1/3 red marbles and 1/6 blue marbles, what fraction of the bag is not red or blue? | |
| 13. If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar and you only have 1/4 cup, how much more sugar do you need? | |
| 14. If a student got 3/4 of the questions on a test correct and there were 20 questions, how many questions did the student get correct? | |
| 15. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of olive oil, but you only have 1/4 cup. How much more olive oil do you need to complete the recipe? | |
| 16. If a pizza has 8 slices and you eat 3 1/2 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? | |
| 17. If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour and you only have 1/2 cup, how much more flour do you need? | |
| 18. If a group of friends shared a pizza equally and each person ate 1/4 of the pizza, how many friends were there? | |
| 19. If a recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar and you only have 3/4 cup, how much more sugar do you need? | |
| 20. A cake recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour, but you only have 1/2 cup of flour. How much more flour do you need to complete the recipe? | |
| 21. If a pizza has 8 slices and you eat 2 3/4 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? | |
| 22. If a recipe calls for 1/3 cup of butter and you only have 1/4 cup, how much more butter do you need? | |
| 23. If a group of friends shared a pizza equally and each person ate 1/8 of the pizza, how many friends were there? | |
| 24. If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of milk and you only have 1/2 cup, how much more milk do you need? | |
| 25. If a recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour and you only have 1 cup, how much more flour do you need? |
End of Worksheet Test