Word problems with fractions

Difficulty Standard · Set r8j6o4

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1
A class of 22 pupils goes outside. 1/2 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
2
A class of 105 pupils goes outside. 4/5 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
3
A class of 40 pupils goes outside. 2/4 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
4
A class of 10 pupils goes outside. 2/5 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
5
A class of 108 pupils goes outside. 2/3 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
6
A class of 60 pupils goes outside. 1/6 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
7
A class of 120 pupils goes outside. 4/6 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
8
A class of 120 pupils goes outside. 5/10 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
9
A class of 84 pupils goes outside. 4/6 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
10
A class of 78 pupils goes outside. 1/3 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
11
A class of 80 pupils goes outside. 2/5 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
12
A class of 12 pupils goes outside. 2/6 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
13
A class of 84 pupils goes outside. 3/6 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
14
A class of 60 pupils goes outside. 1/4 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
15
A class of 16 pupils goes outside. 4/8 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
16
A class of 24 pupils goes outside. 1/4 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
17
A class of 87 pupils goes outside. 2/3 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
18
A class of 65 pupils goes outside. 2/5 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
19
A class of 60 pupils goes outside. 1/6 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?
20
A class of 116 pupils goes outside. 1/4 of them take a coat. How many take a coat?

What is in this set

The numbers in this set run from 1 to 120.
A careful solution takes 2 written steps on average.
The mistake this set invites most often, in 73% of the problems: that is how many did NOT take one.
Answers are a whole number.

Drawing 240 problems from this page produced 199 different ones, 83% — so a sheet of 20 is a new sheet almost every time.

The same skill, harder or easier

We would put this in front of a grade 5 class. That is our judgement, not a standard, and it is printed here so you can disagree with it. Everything else we put in that year.