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Directions:

Solve the following problems. Write your answers in the space provided.

  1. What is the fraction of colored pencils that are red in a set of 24 colored pencils if 2/3 of the colored pencils are not red?

  2. A class has 30 students. If 4/5 of the students are girls, how many boys are in the class?

  3. There are 15 dogs in a kennel. If 3/5 of the dogs are puppies, how many adult dogs are in the kennel?

  4. A pizza has 12 slices. If 5/6 of the slices are eaten, how many slices are left?

  5. A box contains 60 marbles. If 2/3 of the marbles are blue, how many marbles are not blue?

  6. A muffin recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need?

  7. A class has 24 students. If 5/6 of the students are present, how many students are absent?

  8. A garden has 20 tulips and 30 roses. What fraction of the flowers are tulips?

  9. A bag contains 100 candies. If 3/10 of the candies are sour, how many candies are not sour?

  10. A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches, how much sugar do you need?

  11. There are 36 crayons in a box. If 1/3 of the crayons are broken, how many crayons are not broken?

  12. A school has 120 students. If 1/4 of the students are absent, how many students are present?

  13. A store has 80 shirts. If 3/4 of the shirts are on sale, how many shirts are not on sale?

  14. A group of friends bought a pizza with 8 slices. If they ate 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did they eat?

  15. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter. If you want to make 4 batches, how much butter do you need?

Bonus:

Solve the following word problems.

  1. A school has 500 students. If 4/5 of the students go to the field trip, how many students go to the field trip?

  2. A car has a full tank of gas that can travel 450 miles. If the car travels 3/4 of the distance, how many miles has the car traveled?

  3. A store has 200 books. If 2/5 of the books are science fiction, how many books are not science fiction?

  4. A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 5 batches, how much flour do you need?

  5. A garden has 100 flowers. If 1/4 of the flowers are roses, how many flowers are not roses?

  6. A class has 36 students. If 1/3 of the students are boys, how many girls are in the class?

  7. A store has 120 toys. If 5/6 of the toys are sold, how many toys are left in the store?

  8. A pie has 8 slices. If 3/4 of the slices are cherry, how many slices are not cherry?

  9. A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches, how much sugar do you need?

  10. A box has 60 candies. If 1/3 of the candies are chocolate, how many candies are not chocolate?

Good luck!