Grade 8 Fraction Word Problems

Practice solving real-world fraction word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Grade 8 Math Math Word ProblemsFraction Word Problems

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3 Short AnswerFill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceCustomTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.3CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5

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mathfractionsword problemsgrade 8

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

1. Sarah spent 2/5 of her money on a book and 1/3 of her money on a coffee. What fraction of her money did she spend in total?

2. A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, you will need cup of flour.

3. John has a plank of wood that is 7/8 meters long. He cuts off 1/4 meter from the plank. How long is the remaining piece of wood?

4. A baker uses 1/2 bag of sugar for every 3 cakes. How many cakes can the baker make with 2 full bags of sugar?

6 cakes

9 cakes

12 cakes

15 cakes

5. A group of friends ordered a pizza. Tom ate 1/4 of the pizza, and Mary ate 3/8 of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza is left?

Use the fraction bar below to help visualize the problem:

6. If a car travels 60 miles in 1 1/2 hours, its average speed is 40 miles per hour.

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