Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Simplifying & Sharing

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get? (Simplify before dividing)

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but Maria only wants to make half of the recipe. How much sugar does she need? (Find a common denominator)

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

3. A ribbon is 5/6 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut? (Simplify before dividing)

• 1 piece

• 3/4 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 1 and 2/3 pieces

4. Tom drank 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to share the remaining juice equally with 2 friends, how much juice will each person get? (Find a common denominator)

• 2/5 gallon

• 3/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/5 gallon

5. A cake recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need? (Simplify before dividing)

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/5 cup

6. Emily has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to give 1/4 of it to her friend. How much of the chocolate bar does her friend receive? (Find a common denominator)

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

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? (Simplify before dividing)

• 4 miles

• 8 miles

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

8. A gardener has 2/3 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/4 of it for a plant, how much soil does he have left? (Find a common denominator)

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

9. A bottle contains 5/8 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/2 of it, how much water is left in the bottle? (Simplify before dividing)

• 1/4

• 5/16

• 7/16

• 3/8

10. A class has 3/5 of a box of crayons. If they want to share it equally among 3 students, how much will each student get? (Find a common denominator)

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 1/3