Real-Life Fraction Problems: Find Common Denominators

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

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

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

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 5/12

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

4. A car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How far does it travel in one hour?

• 0.6 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

5. Lisa drank 2/3 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 4 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/12 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

6. A baker uses 1/2 of a pound of flour for one batch of cookies. If he wants to make 3 batches, how much flour does he need in total?

• 1 pound

• 2.5 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

7. A garden has 3/4 of a square yard of soil. If 1/3 of it is used for planting flowers, how much soil is left?

• 3/4 square yard

• 1/2 square yard

• 1/4 square yard

• 2/3 square yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

8. A bottle contains 5/8 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/4 of the bottle, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 liters

• 15/32 liters

• 3/8 liters

• 7/32 liters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

9. A teacher has 2/5 of a class set of books. If she gives 1/2 of them to another teacher, how many books does she have left?

• 2/5 of the class set of books

• 3/5 of the class set of books

• 1/2 of the class set of books

• 1/5 of the class set of books

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 1 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6