Fraction Word Problems Worksheet

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🍕 Part 1: Multiple Choice Problems

1. Sarah ate 1/4 of a pizza and her brother ate 2/4 of the same pizza. How much of the pizza was eaten altogether?

2/4

3/4

3/8

1/2

2. A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Tom has already added 1/4 cup. How much more flour does he need to add?

1/4 cup

2/4 cup

4/4 cup

1 cup

3. Emma spent 1/3 of her £12 pocket money on sweets. How much money did she spend?

£3

£4

£6

£9

4. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If James eats 3 pieces and gives 2 pieces to his friend, what fraction of the chocolate bar is left?

3/8

5/8

2/8

1/8

✏️ Part 2: Show Your Working

5. A cake recipe needs 3/4 litre of milk. You only have a 1/4 litre measuring jug. How many times do you need to fill the jug to get the right amount of milk?

Answer: _______ times

6. Lisa walks 2/5 of a mile to school and 2/5 of a mile back home. What is the total distance she walks?

Answer: _______ of a mile

7. A bag contains 20 sweets. If 1/4 of the sweets are red and 2/4 are blue, how many sweets are neither red nor blue?

Answer: _______ sweets

💭 Part 3: Problem Solving & Reasoning

8. Explain in your own words how you would solve this problem: "A recipe serves 4 people and uses 2/3 cup of rice. How much rice is needed to serve 6 people?"

9. Challenge: Create your own fraction word problem involving money. Make sure it can be solved using addition or subtraction of fractions.