Real-Life Fraction Operations: Multiply and Divide Fractions

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. If she wants to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

3. Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 1/3

4. 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?

• 3 miles

• 0.8 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 1.5 miles

5. Lisa bought 2/5 of a pound of nuts. If she divides them into bags of 1/5 pound each, how many bags can she make?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

6. A cake recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk. If John wants to make 3 cakes, how much milk does he need in total?

• 1 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

7. There are 4/5 of a gallon of juice. If 1/5 of it is poured out, how much juice is left?

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/5 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 4/5 of a gallon

8. A gardener uses 3/4 of a bag of soil to fill 2 pots. How much soil does he use for each pot?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/8

9. Emma has 1/3 of a chocolate bar. If she eats 1/3 of what she has, how much of the chocolate bar does she eat?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/9

• 1/6

10. A box contains 2/3 of a dozen eggs. If 1/3 of the eggs are broken, how many eggs are still good?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 6