Fraction Fun: Simplifying & Converting Challenges

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total? Convert your answer to an improper fraction if necessary.

• 1/4 cup

• 3/2

• 2 cups

• 1/2

Lily has 5/6 of a pizza left. She eats 1/3 of what she has. How much pizza does she have left after eating? Simplify your answer if possible.

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

A garden has 2/5 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/4 of its area planted with cucumbers. What fraction of the garden is planted with both types of vegetables? Convert to an improper fraction if needed.

• 13/20

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 7/20

Tom has 7/8 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric does he have left? Simplify your answer if possible.

• 7/16

• 5/16

• 3/8

• 1/4

A baker made 3/4 of a cake and sold 1/2 of that. How much of the cake did he sell? Convert your answer to an improper fraction if necessary.

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

Sarah has 1/2 of a gallon of paint. She uses 1/4 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does she have left? Simplify your answer if possible.

• 1/4 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many girls are there? Convert your answer to an improper fraction if necessary.

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10

A recipe requires 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need in total? Simplify your answer if possible.

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 1/2 cups

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of it, how much juice is left in the bottle? Convert your answer to an improper fraction if necessary.

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

A farmer harvested 5/6 of his corn and sold 1/3 of that. How much corn did he sell? Simplify your answer if possible.

• 5/18

• 3/10

• 2/3

• 1/4