I'll solve the fraction word problems shown in the image. Let me go through each problem one by one and provide the solutions with explanations.
Problem 1:
"Fred baked 12 brownies for his book club. He divided them into 4 parts. What fraction of brownies did he eat?"
Since Fred divided 12 brownies into 4 equal parts, each part would be 12 ÷ 4 = 3 brownies.
The question asks what fraction of brownies he ate. Since he divided them into 4 parts, if he ate one part, that would be 1/4 of the total brownies.
Answer: 1/4
Problem 2:
"Gina travels a distance of 7 miles to reach school. The bus ride covers 5 miles. She then walks 2 miles to reach her school. What fraction of her journey is covered by bus?"
Total journey = 7 miles
Bus ride = 5 miles
Fraction covered by bus = 5/7
Answer: 5/7
Problem 3:
"Jesse has 24 pencils in a box. Eight more pencils have 62 marked on them. How many boxes of pencils are needed if 8?"
This problem seems to have a typo or is unclear. It mentions "Eight more pencils have 62 marked on them" which doesn't make sense in context. Also, "How many boxes of pencils are needed if 8?" is incomplete. I'll assume it's asking how many boxes are needed if each box holds 8 pencils.
If Jesse has 24 pencils and each box holds 8 pencils, then 24 ÷ 8 = 3 boxes are needed.
Answer: 3 boxes (assuming the question is about packing 24 pencils into boxes of 8)
Problem 4:
"Tyler has a total of 10 marbles. He gives 4 marbles to his sister. What fraction of marbles did he give away?"
Total marbles = 10
Marbles given away = 4
Fraction given away = 4/10 = 2/5 (simplified)
Answer: 2/5
Problem 5:
"Emily places 13 coins in a beautiful glass jar. It holds 8 yellow coins and 5 red coins. What fraction of coins are red?"
Total coins = 13
Red coins = 5
Fraction of red coins = 5/13
Answer: 5/13
Problem 6:
"Julie owns a total of 14 pairs of socks of which 7 pairs are black and the rest are white. What fraction of her pairs of socks are white?"
Total pairs of socks = 14
Black pairs = 7
White pairs = 14 - 7 = 7
Fraction of white pairs = 7/14 = 1/2 (simplified)
Answer: 1/2
Problem 7:
"Zoe started a total of 30 games in an entire season. Of the 30 games, she won 18 games and 21 tied games. What fraction of matches did Zoe win?"
There's an error in this problem. If Zoe played 30 games total, she can't have won 18 and tied 21, as that would be 39 games total (18 + 21 = 39). This is impossible.
Assuming the "21 tied games" is a typo and should be "12 tied games" (since 18 + 12 = 30), then:
Fraction of games won = 18/30 = 3/5 (simplified)
Answer: 3/5 (assuming the tie count was meant to be 12 instead of 21)
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Summary of Answers:
1. 1/4
2. 5/7
3. 3 boxes (with assumption)
4. 2/5
5. 5/13
6. 1/2
7. 3/5 (with assumption about typo)
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of fraction word problems worksheets.
