Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Simplifying & Converting

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

3. A garden is 1/3 of an acre. If 1/2 of the garden is planted with tomatoes, what fraction of an acre is planted with tomatoes?

• 1/4 of an acre

• 1/2 of an acre

• 2/3 of an acre

• 1/6 of an acre

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

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 7/8

5. Emma read 1/5 of a book in the morning and 2/3 of the book in the afternoon. What fraction of the book did she read in total?

• 3/5

• 13/15

• 7/15

• 1/2

6. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/2 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2.5 miles

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 1.5 miles

7. A recipe requires 1 1/4 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3 3/4 cups

• 2 cups

8. A ribbon is 5/6 of a yard long. If you cut off 1/3 of the ribbon, how much ribbon is left?

• 1/2 yards

• 2/3 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 5/9 yards

9. A tank can hold 2 1/2 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 1 1/4 gallons, how much more water is needed to fill the tank?

• 2 gallons

• 3/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 1 1/4 gallons

10. A box contains 3/5 of a pound of nuts. If you use 1/4 of the box for a recipe, how much nuts do you have left?

• 2/5 of a pound

• 9/20 of a pound

• 3/10 of a pound

• 1/2 of a pound