Fraction Word Problems

Last updated over 3 years ago

6 questions

Fraction Word Problems

Last updated over 3 years ago

6 questions

Pamela spent 3/5 of an hour doing math homework and 3/10 of an hour finishing her social studies assignment. How many minutes did she spend working on math and social studies?
_______  minutes on math
_______  minutes on social studies
_______  minutes on math AND social studies

Allison gave ______  postage stamps to her mother. She now has _______  stamps remaining. She then used ______  stamps to send letters to her friends in Canada. 

Andrew plays on a basketball team. In two games he scored 2/5 of the total number of points his team scored. His team scored 55 points in the first game and 35 points in the second game. What was the number of points Andrew scored in these two games?

If Rebecca decided to make a smaller quilt and only needed half of what her usual quilt would use (10 1/2 yards), how much fabric does she need for the smaller quilt?

Gerry gets paid $110.00 a week. 
- 1/5 of his pay goes toward car insurance
- 1/4 of his pay goes toward gas
- the remaining amount will be put in savings 

_______ amount will go towards car insurance
_______ amount will go towards gas
_______ amount will be put in savings