Review of Fractions

Brad is practicing the piano. He spends 1/4 hour practicing scales and 1/3 hour practicing the piece for his recital.

Which number is a COMMON DENOMINATOR for 1/4 and 1/3?

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 7

• D. 12

Ella used 1/4 yard of red ribbon. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/4?

• A. 1/8 yard

• B. 2/8 yard

• C. 2/4 yard

• D. 4/2 yards

In the school chorus, 4/24 of the students are fourth graders. In SIMPLEST FORM, what fraction of the students in the school chorus are fourth graders?

• A. 4/12

• B. 2/12

• C. 2/6

• D. 1/6

Lia is helping her grandmother make holiday bags.  Each bag has 5 color pencils, and 2/5 of pencils in each bag are RED.  What fraction of the pencils in 5 bags is RED?

• A.  10/25
• B.  25/10
• C.  12/30
• D.  30/12

Sam worked on his science fair project for 1/4 hour on Friday and 1/2 hour on Saturday.  Which number is a Common Denominator for 1/4 and 1/2?

• A.  1
• B.  2
• C.  4
• D.  6

Taylor cuts 1/5 sheet of construction paper.
what fraction is equivalent to 1/5?

• A.  1/6
• B.  3/15
• C.  15/45
• D.  15/3

Jen made a list of fractions and asked Jason to find the fraction in SIMPLEST FORM.
Which fraction should Jason choose?

• A.  6/9
• B.  5/10
• C.  4/8
• D.  1/5

Amy's banana bread recipe calls for 3/4 cup of brown sugar.  She only has a 1/8 cup measure.
Which EQUIVALENT fraction shows the amount of brown sugar she can use for the recipe?

• A.  2/8
• B.  3/8
• C.  4/8
• D.  6/8

Morita works in a florist shop and makes flower arrangements.  She puts 10 flowers in each vase, and 2/10 of the flowers are daisies. 
If Morita makes 4 arrangements, how many daisies does she need?

• A.  2
• B.  8
• C.  10
• D.  40

Rory found that  4/12 of the trading cards in his collection are hockey cards.  In SIMPLEST FORM, which fraction of Rory's cards are hockey cards?

• A.  1/6
• B.  2/6
• C.  1/3
• D.  4/3