Fun with Fraction Word Problems and Simplifying!

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?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 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?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If 1/2 of that area is roses, what fraction of the garden is planted with roses?

• 1/3

• 3/8

• 5/12

• 2/5

4. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he has 1/4 of a gallon left, how much juice did he start with?

• 1 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 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

• 1/4

• 3/8

6. Lisa read 3/5 of her book in one week. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages did she read?

• 120 pages

• 150 pages

• 80 pages

• 100 pages

7. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 8 miles

• 10 miles

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

8. If a ribbon is 2/3 of a yard long and you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/6 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/3 yard

9. A tank is filled with 5/6 of its capacity. If 1/3 of that water is used, what fraction of the tank is still full?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

10. A baker made 2/5 of a cake and sold 1/2 of that. What fraction of the whole cake did the baker sell?

• 1/4

• 1/5

• 3/10

• 2/5