Mastering Fraction Division & Simplifying for Grade 6

If a recipe requires \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup of sugar and you want to make \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3/8 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

A gardener has \(\frac{5}{6}\) of a bag of soil. If he uses \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the bag for a plant, how much soil does he have left?

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

A pizza is cut into \(\frac{8}{9}\) of its total slices. If \(\frac{2}{3}\) of those slices are eaten, what fraction of the pizza remains?

• 2/9

• 8/27

• 5/9

• 1/3

A bottle holds \(\frac{2}{5}\) of a gallon of juice. If you pour out \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the bottle, how much juice is left?

• rac{1}{2} gallons

• \frac{3}{10} gallons

• rac{4}{5} gallons

• rac{1}{5} gallons

If a car travels \(\frac{3}{4}\) of a mile in \(\frac{1}{2}\) hour, what is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 2 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 0.75 miles per hour

A recipe calls for \(\frac{2}{3}\) cup of flour. If you want to make \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• \frac{1}{2} cup

• 1 cup

• rac{2}{3} cup

• rac{3}{4} cup

A class has \(\frac{5}{8}\) of a pizza left. If they share it equally among \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the class, how much pizza does each student get?

• 2.5

• 3.0

• 4.0

• 1.5

If a tank is \(\frac{7}{10}\) full and \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the water is used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 14/25

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 2/3

A baker uses \(\frac{1}{2}\) of a cup of butter for one batch of cookies. If he wants to make \(\frac{3}{4}\) of that batch, how much butter will he use?

• rac{1}{4} cup

• rac{1}{2} cup

• rac{5}{8} cup

• \frac{3}{8} cup

If a recipe requires \(\frac{4}{5}\) cup of milk and you only have \(\frac{1}{2}\) cup, how much more milk do you need to make the recipe?

• \frac{3}{10} cup

• rac{1}{4} cup

• rac{1}{3} cup

• rac{2}{5} cup