Exploring Area with Fractions: Real-Life Applications

A garden is 3/4 of a meter long and 2/3 of a meter wide. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

• 2/3 square meters

• 1/4 square meters

• 1 square meter

• 1/2 square meters

If a recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar and you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3/8 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

A rectangular pool is 5/6 of a meter deep and 1/2 of a meter wide. What is the area of the pool's bottom in square meters?

• 0.5

• 0.41667

• 0.75

• 0.25

You have a piece of fabric that is 2/5 of a yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/3 of a yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 0

A rectangular painting is 3/5 of a meter tall and 4/7 of a meter wide. What is the area of the painting in square meters?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 12/35

• 5/14

If a box can hold 2/3 of a liter of juice and you fill it with 1/4 of a liter, how much of the box is filled?

• 25%

• 37.5%

• 50%

• 60%

A rectangular plot of land is 1/2 of a hectare long and 3/4 of a hectare wide. What is the area of the plot in hectares?

• 2/3 hectares

• 3/8 hectares

• 1/4 hectares

• 1/2 hectares

You have 3/4 of a pizza left. If you eat 1/2 of what you have, how much pizza do you have left?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 5/8

A rectangular garden bed is 2/3 of a meter long and 3/5 of a meter wide. What is the area of the garden bed in square meters?

• 0.5

• 0.3

• 0.4

• 0.6

If you have 1/2 of a chocolate bar and you give away 1/4 of what you have, how much of the chocolate bar do you have left?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/8