ISEE Lower Level Quantitative Reasoning Flashcards: Fraction Word Problems

What this deck covers

This deck focuses on Fraction Word Problems, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for ISEE Lower Level Quantitative Reasoning.

How to use these flashcards

Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

Flashcard 1: A worker earns rac{3}{2} dollars per minute. How much is earned in $10$ minutes?

Answer: $15$ dollars. Multiply rac{3}{2} by $10$ to compute total earnings at the given rate.

Flashcard 2: A recipe uses rac{3}{8} tsp salt per serving. How much salt is needed for $16$ servings?

Answer: $6$ tsp. Multiply rac{3}{8} by $16$ to scale the salt amount for multiple servings.

Flashcard 3: A ribbon is $12$ ft long. If rac{1}{4} is used, how many feet are used?

Answer: $3$ ft. Calculate rac{1}{4} imes 12 to find the used portion of the ribbon's length.

Flashcard 4: A recipe needs rac{2}{3} cup sugar per batch. What is needed for $6$ batches?

Answer: $4$ cups. Multiply rac{2}{3} cup per batch by $6$ batches to scale the recipe requirement.

Flashcard 5: What is rac{3}{5} of $25$?

Answer: $15$. Find rac{3}{5} imes 25 to determine the fractional portion of the total.

Flashcard 6: A trail is $6$ miles long. If you hike rac{5}{6} of it, how many miles do you hike?

Answer: $5$ miles. Calculate rac{5}{6} imes 6 to find the distance hiked as a fraction of the trail.

Flashcard 7: A store sold rac{4}{9} of $45$ tickets. How many tickets were sold?

Answer: $20$ tickets. Compute rac{4}{9} imes 45 to determine the tickets sold as a fraction of total.

Flashcard 8: A jug has $10$ cups of water. If you pour rac{2}{5} of it out, how many cups are poured out?

Answer: $4$ cups. Multiply rac{2}{5} by $10$ to find the poured amount as a fraction of the jug.

Flashcard 9: You have rac{7}{8} yard of fabric. If each mask needs rac{1}{8} yard, how many masks can you make?

Answer: $7$ masks. Divide rac{7}{8} by rac{1}{8} to calculate the number of masks from the fabric.

Flashcard 10: What is rac{7}{8} of $32$?

Answer: $28$. Compute rac{7}{8} imes 32 to obtain the specified fraction of the whole.

Flashcard 11: What is rac{5}{6} of $24$?

Answer: $20$. Calculate rac{5}{6} imes 24 to find the fraction of the total amount.

Flashcard 12: What is rac{2}{3} of $18$?

Answer: $12$. Multiply rac{2}{3} by $18$ to determine the portion, using multiplication for 'of'.

Flashcard 13: What is rac{3}{4} of $20$?

Answer: $15$. Multiply rac{3}{4} by $20$ to find the fractional part, as 'of' indicates multiplication.

Flashcard 14: What operation should you use for the phrase “shared equally among” in a word problem?

Answer: Divide. The phrase 'shared equally among' in word problems requires division to distribute a total evenly among groups.

Flashcard 15: What operation should you use for the phrase “per” in a fraction word problem?

Answer: Divide. The phrase 'per' in fraction word problems signifies division to determine a rate or unit quantity.

Flashcard 16: What operation should you use for the phrase “of” in a fraction word problem?

Answer: Multiply. The phrase 'of' in fraction word problems indicates multiplication to find a fractional part of a whole quantity.

Flashcard 17: You read rac{3}{10} of a $50$-page chapter. How many pages did you read?

Answer: $15$ pages. Compute rac{3}{10} imes 50 to determine the pages read as a fraction of the chapter.

Flashcard 18: A tank holds $40$ gallons. If it is rac{5}{8} full, how many gallons are in it?

Answer: $25$ gallons. Multiply rac{5}{8} by $40$ to find the current volume as a fraction of capacity.

Flashcard 19: A class has $28$ students. If rac{3}{7} are absent, how many are absent?

Answer: $12$ students. Calculate rac{3}{7} imes 28 to find the absent students as a fraction of the class.

Flashcard 20: You have $9$ meters of rope. If each piece is rac{3}{4} m, how many pieces can you cut?

Answer: $12$ pieces. Divide $9$ by rac{3}{4} to determine the number of equal pieces from the rope.

Flashcard 21: A bottle holds $3$ liters. If each serving is rac{1}{6} liter, how many servings are there?

Answer: $18$ servings. Divide $3$ by rac{1}{6} to find the number of servings from the bottle's volume.

Flashcard 22: A runner goes $5$ miles. If each lap is rac{1}{4} mile, how many laps is that?

Answer: $20$ laps. Divide $5$ by rac{1}{4} to calculate the laps equivalent to the total distance.

Flashcard 23: A board is $8$ ft long. If it is cut into pieces of length rac{2}{3} ft, how many pieces result?

Answer: $12$ pieces. Divide $8$ by rac{2}{3} to determine the number of pieces from the board.

Flashcard 24: A jar has $2$ pounds of nuts. If each bag is rac{1}{8} pound, how many bags can be filled?

Answer: $16$ bags. Divide $2$ by rac{1}{8} to find the number of bags from the jar's contents.

Flashcard 25: A printer uses rac{3}{4} ounce of ink per poster. How much ink is used for $12$ posters?

Answer: $9$ ounces. Multiply rac{3}{4} by $12$ to find total ink used at the per-poster rate.