Fractions: word problems

Learn with an example

There were 2 frogs on a log. 1 hopped away.

What fraction of the frogs were left?

1 out of 2 frogs was left. 1/2 were left.

Isabelle made 9 cupcakes. She put sprinkles on 5 of the cupcakes and coconut on the rest.

What fraction of the cupcakes have coconut now?

4 out of 9 cupcakes have coconut now. 4/9 have coconut now.

There were 6 pieces of paper on a table. 5 blew away.

What fraction of the pieces of paper were left?

1 out of 6 pieces of paper was left. 1/6 were left.

There were 4 ducks on a pond. 1 flew away.

What fraction of the ducks flew away?

1 out of 4 ducks flew away. 1/4 flew away.

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