WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING OPERATIONS ON FRACTIONS WORKSHEET

Problem 1:

Find the sum of 2/3 and 3/4.

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Problem 2:

Find 7/12 of my investment of $180000.

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Problem 3:

What number must 3/4 be multiplied by to get an answer of 15?

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Problem 4:

By how much does 4/5 exceed 7/12?

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Problem 5:

In a pig pen containing 36 piglets, 16 are female. What fraction are male?

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Problem 6:

Which is the better score in a mathematics test, 17 out of 20 or 21 out of 25?

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Problem 7:

Find 2/5 of $245.

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Problem 8:

How many 2 1/3 m lengths of rope can be cut from a rope of length 21m?

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Problem 9:

Five pieces of material are required to make some curtains, each of length 3 3/4 m. find the total length required.

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Problem 10:

On consecutive days you eat 1/3, 1/4 and 1/5 of a lasagne.

a. What fraction has been eaten?

b. What fraction remains?  

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