Story Problems 1. *Pizza party*: A pizza is divided into 8 slices. If 1/4 of the pizza is eaten, how many slices are left? Answer: 6 slices 2. *Recipe*: A recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar. If you have a 1/4 cup measuring cup, how many times will you need to fill it? Answer: 3 times 3. *Bookshelf*: A bookshelf has 12 books, and 1/3 of them are fiction. How many fiction books are there? Answer: 4 books 4. *Basketball team*: A basketball team wins 3/5 of their games. If they play 10 games, how many do they win? Answer: 6 games 5. *Cake*: A cake is divided into 16 pieces. If 1/2 of the cake is eaten, how many pieces are left? Answer: 8 pieces 6. *Fruit salad*: A fruit salad recipe requires 2/3 cup of grapes. If you have 1 cup of grapes, how much will you have left? Answer: 1/3 cup 7. *Classroom*: A classroom has 20 students, and 3/5 of them are girls. How many girls are there? Answer: 12 girls 8. *Painting*: A painter mixes 1/4 cup of blue paint with 3/4 cup of white paint. How much paint does he have in total? Answer: 1 cup 9. *Hiking*: A hiker completes 2/3 of a trail. If the trail is 9 miles long, how many miles has she hiked? Answer: 6 miles 10. *Quiz*: A student answers 4/5 of the questions correctly on a quiz. If there are 10 questions, how many did she answer correctly? Answer: 8 questions 11. *Garden*: A garden has 15 flowers, and 2/5 of them are roses. How many roses are there? Answer: 6 roses 12. *Baking*: A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you have a 1/4 cup measuring cup, how many times will you need to fill it? Answer: 2 times 13. *Sports team*: A sports team wins 2/3 of their games. If they play 9 games, how many do they win? Answer: 6 games 14. *Music*: A musician practices 3/4 of an hour each day. If she practices for 4 days, how many hours does she practice in total? Answer: 3 hours 15. *Travel*: A car travels 3/5 of a 15-mile distance. How many miles has it traveled? Answer: 9 miles 16. *Food*: A recipe requires 1/3 cup of oil. If you have a 1/6 cup measuring cup, how many times will you need to fill it? Answer: 2 times 17. *School*: A school has 24 students in a class, and 1/4 of them are absent. How many students are absent? Answer: 6 students 18. *Shopping*: A shirt is on sale for 1/2 off its original price. If the original price is $20, how much will you pay? Answer: $10 19. *Cooking*: A recipe requires 2/3 cup of sugar. If you have 1 cup of sugar, how much will you have left? Answer: 1/3 cup 20. *Art project*: An art project requires 3/4 cup of paint. If you have a 1/4 cup measuring cup, how many times will you need to fill it? Answer: 3 times