Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Sharing & Recipe Math

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

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does he have left?

• 2/3 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 1/3 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

A car uses 3/5 of a gallon of gas to travel 1/2 of a mile. How much gas does it use per mile?

• 3/5 gallons per mile

• 6/5 gallons per mile

• 1 gallon per mile

• 2/5 gallons per mile

Lily drank 2/3 of a bottle of juice. If the bottle holds 1/4 gallon, how much juice did she drink?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

A cake recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the cake, how much flour do you need?

• 2/3 cup of flour

• 1/2 cup of flour

• 1/4 cup of flour

• 1/6 cup of flour

A gardener has 4/5 of a bag of soil. He uses 1/4 of it to fill a pot. How much soil is left in the bag?

• 1/2 of a bag

• 3/5 of a bag

• 1/5 of a bag

• 2/5 of a bag

If a chocolate bar is divided into 3/4 pieces and you eat 1/2 of a piece, how much of the bar is left?

• 2/3

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of water. If you pour out 1/3 of it, how much water remains in the bottle?

• 1/2 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 2/3 liter

• 1/3 liter

A recipe for cookies requires 3/4 cup of chocolate chips. If you only want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how many cups of chocolate chips do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/8 cup