Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Using Models & Interpreting Results

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

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

A garden is divided into 4 equal sections. If 3/4 of the garden is planted with flowers, what fraction of the entire garden is planted with flowers?

• 3/4

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

A fabric store sells 5/6 yard of fabric. If you buy 1/2 of that amount, how much fabric do you have?

• 5/12 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 3/4 yard

A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If you eat 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 4 pieces

• 8 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 2 pieces

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you only want to use 1/2 of that amount, how much milk will you use?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/4 cup

A class has 20 students, and 3/5 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 15

• 10

• 8

• 12

A cake recipe needs 2/5 cup of butter. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much butter do you need in total?

• 3/5 cup

• 1 cup

• 1 1/5 cups

• 2 cups

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of the bottle, how much juice is left?

• 1/8 liter

• 3/8 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

A box contains 3/4 of a pound of nuts. If you use 1/2 of that amount for a recipe, how many pounds of nuts did you use?

• 3/8 pounds

• 1/2 pounds

• 5/8 pounds

• 1/4 pounds