Real-World Fraction Problems: Multiply & Divide Wisely!

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 2 slices

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

• 5 slices

Tom has 5/6 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/3 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does he have left?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 3/4

A garden is 2/5 of an acre. If you want to plant flowers in 1/2 of the garden, how much area will you use for flowers?

• 1/5 acre

• 3/10 acre

• 2/5 acre

• 1/4 acre

A car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. What is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 3 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 0.75 miles per hour

• 2 miles per hour

If a chocolate bar is divided into 3/5 pieces and you eat 1/4 of it, how much of the chocolate bar do you have left?

• 9/20

• 3/5

• 7/20

• 1/2

A bottle contains 2/3 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/6 liter, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 2/3 liter

A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 3/4 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

A baker has 4/5 of a pound of flour. If he uses 1/4 of it for a cake, how much flour does he have remaining?

• 1/2 of a pound

• 2/5 of a pound

• 1/4 of a pound

• 3/5 of a pound