Fractions Word Problems Practice Paper 3

 

1. A bag contains blue and green marbles. 2/3 of the marbles are blue, and 1/4 of the blue marbles have stripes. What fraction of all the marbles are blue and striped?

2. A bakery has a batch of muffins. 1/5 of the muffins are blueberry, and 3/4 of the blueberry muffins have a crumble topping. What fraction of all the muffins are blueberry with a crumble topping?

3. In a jar of candies, 4/7 are chocolate, and 1/3 of the chocolate candies are filled. What fraction of all the candies are chocolate and filled?

4. A garden has rose bushes and marigold plants. 3/5 of the plants are roses, and 2/5 of the rose bushes have red flowers. What fraction of all the plants are red roses?

5. A box of crayons contains 1/2 red crayons and 1/3 yellow crayons. If some of the red crayons are broken, what fraction of the total crayons could be unbroken red crayons (assuming we don't know the proportion of broken crayons)?

6. A library has shelves with fiction and non-fiction books. 7/10 of the books are fiction, and 1/2 of the fiction books are mysteries. What fraction of all the books are fiction mysteries?

7. A fruit stand has a basket of apples and oranges. There are 2/3 oranges, and 1/4 of the oranges are navel oranges. What fraction of all the fruit is navel oranges?

8. A clothing store has a sale on shirts and pants. 3/8 of the items on sale are shirts, and 1/2 of the shirts are button-down styles. What fraction of all the sale items are button-down shirts?

9. A parking lot has cars and motorcycles. 4/5 of the vehicles are cars, and 2/3 of the cars are sedans. What fraction of all the vehicles are sedans?

10. A box of decorations has 1/4 star-shaped decorations and 1/3 heart-shaped decorations. If some decorations are damaged, what fraction of the total decorations could be undamaged star shapes (assuming we don't know the proportion of damaged decorations)?