Mathematics Grade 7 15 min

Fraction word problems

Fraction word problems

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A bag has 12 marbles. 1/4 are red. How many are red?

2

Sam painted 1/3 of a fence. Jen painted 1/6 of it. What fraction did they paint together?

3

A baker has 4 pounds of sugar. A cake recipe needs 1/2 pound. How many cakes can she bake?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A class has 10 students. 1/2 have brown hair. How many students have brown hair?
0.5
1.4
2.6
3.2
Easy
There are 9 apples in a basket. 1/3 are green. How many apples are green?
0.2
1.3
2.4
3.6
Easy
Tim ate 1/5 of a pizza and Jane ate 2/5 of it. What fraction did they eat in total?
0.2/5
1.1/5
2.3/5
3.4/5

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