Mastering Fraction Word Problems and Simplification

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

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

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?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

3. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes. If the area of the garden is 3/4 acre, how much area is planted with tomatoes?

• 3/8 acre

• 2/3 acre

• 1/2 acre

• 1/4 acre

4. If a car uses 2/5 of a gallon of gas for every mile, how much gas will it use for 6 miles?

• 3.0 gallons

• 1.2 gallons

• 4.0 gallons

• 2.4 gallons

5. Emma drank 3/5 of a liter of juice. If she wants to drink 1/2 of what she has left, how much juice will she drink?

• 3/10 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 1/5 liters

• 2/5 liters

6. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 5

• 7

• 4

• 6

7. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 3/4 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

8. A baker made 2/3 of a cake and sold 1/4 of it. How much of the cake is left?

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/3

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

• 2/3 yard

• 5/18 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

10. A bottle contains 1/2 gallon of water. If you pour out 1/3 of it, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/3 gallon