Fraction Fun: Real-Life Challenges & Simplification

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get? (Simplify your answer)

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need? (Show your work)

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 2/4 cup of sugar

3. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes. If 1/4 of that area is harvested, what fraction of the garden is still planted with tomatoes?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

4. If a car uses 3/5 of a gallon of gas to travel 1/2 of a mile, how much gas does it use per mile? (Simplify your answer)

• 5/3

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 6/5

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/8 of the bar, what fraction of the bar is left?

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

6. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour will you need? (Show your work)

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

7. A bottle holds 3/4 of a liter of juice. If you pour out 1/2 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle? (Simplify your answer)

• 3/8 liters

• 5/8 liters

• 1/2 liters

• 1/4 liters

8. A class has 2/3 of its students participating in a project. If 1/4 of those students finish early, what fraction of the class has not finished?

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/4

9. If a piece of ribbon is 5/6 of a yard long and you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long is each piece? (Simplify your answer)

• 3/4 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 5/18 yards

• 2/3 yards

10. A baker uses 1/3 of a pound of butter for each batch of cookies. If she makes 4 batches, how much butter does she use in total? (Show your work)

• 1 and 1/3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 1 pound

• 1 and 2/3 pounds