Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Sharing & Simplifying!

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

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

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?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 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

• 5/12

• 1/3

• 2/3

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?

• 3 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 0.6 miles

• 1.5 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?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/12 gallon

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

• 1 cup

• 2.5 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. A garden has 3/8 of its area planted with tomatoes. If 1/3 of that area is harvested, what fraction of the total garden area is harvested?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

8. A bottle contains 5/6 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/2 of it, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 2/3 liters

• 5/12 liters

• 3/4 liters

• 1/4 liters

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

9. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you only have 1/2 cup, what fraction of the recipe can you make?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

10. A piece of ribbon is 7/10 of a yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/5 of a yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1