Fractions in Action: Real-World Multiplication & Division

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 3 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 3/16

• 1/4

• 1/8

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make half of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in the first week and 1/4 of the book in the second week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 3/4

• 1

• 1/4

• 1/2

4. A garden has 5/6 of a square meter of space for flowers. If each flower takes up 1/3 of a square meter, how many flowers can be planted?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

5. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 yard

• 3/8 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 5/8 yard

6. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 0.8 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

• 2.4 miles

7. If a cake is cut into 8 equal pieces and 3/8 of it is eaten, how much of the cake is left?

• 6/8 of the cake is left.

• 3/8 of the cake is left.

• 5/8 of the cake is left.

• 1/2 of the cake is left.

8. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of milk. If John wants to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much milk does he need in total?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 and 1/5 cups

• 3/5 cup

9. Emma has 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/6 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 1/2

• 3/4

10. A box contains 1/2 of a pound of nuts. If each serving is 1/8 of a pound, how many servings can be made from the box?

• 8 servings

• 2 servings

• 6 servings

• 4 servings