Solving Word Problems with Fractions

Solving Word Problems with Fractions

Introduction

Word problems with fractions use real-life situations where you need to find a part of a quantity, combine fractional amounts, compare amounts, or share something equally. Solving these problems helps you u...

Teena and Aira find a cookie recipe in a book and want to make it together.

The recipe shown in the book makes too many cookies, so they decide to make only half of it.

For the full recipe, they need 3/4 cup of flour and 2/3 cup of sugar. Since they are making half of the recipe, we need to find one-half of each amount.

Let’s s...