Practice With Fractions

What does the numerator in a fraction represent? 

• part

• total

• whole

Mrs. Carrier wrote the following list of fractions on the board. 
1/6, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8
Which has the greatest value?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/8

Place the correct symbol in the space provided:
-7/8 ___  -5/6

• <

• >

• =

5/9 ___ 2/6

• >

• <

• =

3/5 ____ 1/2

• >

• <

• =

• F
• G
• H
• J

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/8 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

Carefully following a recipe to make brownies, Ben used exactly 5/8 of a cup of oil and 3/4 of a cup of water. How many cups of liquid did Ben use in all?

• 1/8

• 2/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 3/8

Natalie bought 10 pizzas for a party. When the party was over, she noticed 1/5 of the pizza was gone. How much pizza did everyone eat at the party?

• 1/2 of pizza

• 2 pizzas

• none

• 1/5 of pizza

I have 8 macaroons. I'm giving 3/4 of them to my parents and sister. How many macaroons do they get?

• 6 macaroons

• 4 macaroons

• 1/3 of the macaroons

• 8/4 of the macaroons