Worksheet Test

Instructions: Solve the following word problems using fractions. Show your work.

1. John drank 1/4 of a gallon of milk. How much milk is left in the gallon?
2. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3/4 of the pizza is eaten, how many slices are left?
3. There are 20 students in a class. If 1/5 of the students are absent, how many students are present?
4. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
5. A group of friends shared a pizza equally. If each person ate 2/5 of a slice, how many people were in the group?
6. A cake recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 2 cakes, how much flour do you need?
7. A tank is filled with 7/8 of water. If 2/3 of the water is drained out, how much water is left in the tank?
8. A basketball team won 3/4 of their games in a season. If they played a total of 16 games, how many games did they win?
9. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. If you want to double the recipe, how much milk and sugar do you need?
10. A car traveled 3/8 of the distance in 2 hours. If the remaining distance is 120 miles, how far is the entire trip?