Mathematics
Grade 6
45 min
Fractions of a number: word problems
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1
A farmer has 12 apples and sells 1/4 of them. How many apples did he sell?
2
A recipe needs 2/3 of a 15-ounce bag of flour. How many ounces is that?
3
Leo had 20 stickers. He gave 1/4 to his friend. How many did he have left?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
A baker made 18 cookies. He gave away 1/3 of them. How many cookies did he give away?
0.3
1.6
2.9
3.12
Easy
A book has 20 pages. Maria read 3/4 of it. How many pages did she read?
0.5
1.10
2.15
3.20
Easy
There were 16 birds on a wire. 1/4 flew away. How many birds were left?
0.4
1.8
2.12
3.16
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