FF.2 Unit fractions: word problems

Liz is mailing a framed picture of herself to her grandmother for her birthday. She will pack the picture with stuffing to make sure it doesn't break. She tears a big lump of stuffing into 3 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the lump of stuffing?

In art class, Harry is making a flag. He divides his flag into 2 equal parts to experiment with different designs.

What fraction represents each part of the flag?

Sharon keeps frogs and turtles as pets. Sharon's pets live in a long tank. The tank is divided into 3 equal parts.

What fraction represents each part of the tank?

Patrick has baked a pound cake in his baking class. He brings his pound cake home and cuts it into 4 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the pound cake?

Today, Olivia is working on her reading homework. She needs to read 2 pages.

What fraction represents each page of the reading homework?

Mitch's class wants to give some money to the children's hospital in town. The class is planning to earn the money with a bake sale. So, Mitch has baked banana bread to sell. Mitch cuts the banana bread into 2 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the banana bread?

Kevin and Malia are cooking their favorite breakfast, scrambled eggs with canned ham. Malia opens the can and cuts the ham into 8 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the ham?

Tammy loves playing board games. She would like to design games as a job someday. Tammy has decided to make her own board game. Her game uses a round spinner. Tammy divides the spinner into 4 equal spaces.

What fraction represents each space of the spinner?

Polly's favorite cheese shop is having a huge sale. So, she buys a block of cheese for herself and her friend Philip. She cuts the cheese into 4 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the cheese?

Kyle is a new uncle! Kyle decides to make a blanket for his sister's new baby. Kyle makes the blanket by sewing together 8 equal-sized sections of cloth.

What fraction represents each section of the blanket?

Devon loves donuts, so her friends give her a giant jelly-filled donut for her birthday. Devon laughs really hard and takes a picture of it. Then, she cuts the giant donut into 4 equal pieces.

What fraction represents each piece of the giant donut?