Fraction Fun: Word Problems & Simplifying Fractions

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

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 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?

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

3. A garden is 1/2 acre in size. If you want to plant flowers in 1/4 of the garden, what fraction of an acre will be used for flowers?

• 1/2 acre

• 1/4 acre

• 1/8 acre

• 3/8 acre

4. Tom drank 3/5 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 3 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 2/15 of a gallon

• 1/3 of a gallon

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 3/10 of a gallon

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

• 3/8

• 1/4

6. A car can travel 2/3 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2 and 2/3 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

7. Lisa has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/12

• 1/3

8. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

9. A box contains 2/5 of a pound of nuts. If you divide the nuts into 5 equal bags, how much will each bag contain?

• 1/5 pound

• 1/10 pound

• 3/25 pound

• 2/25 pound

10. A cake is cut into 12 equal slices. If you eat 1/3 of the cake, how many slices are left?

• 6 slices

• 10 slices

• 4 slices

• 8 slices