Fraction Word Problems

Fraction Word Problems Worksheet

Read each word problem carefully and solve for the correct answer. Show your work.

1. Sarah has a recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of flour. She only has 1/2 cup. How much more flour does she need?

2. Mark ran 2/3 of a mile on Monday and 1/6 of a mile on Tuesday. How many miles did he run in total?

3. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, you will need   cups of sugar.

4. John has a plank of wood that is 5/6 of a meter long. He wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/12 of a meter long. He can cut   pieces.

5. A baker used 1/4 of a sack of flour in the morning and 1/3 of the sack in the afternoon. What fraction of the sack of flour is left?

6. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of milk. If you only want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much milk do you need? Draw a diagram to help you solve the problem.