Real-Life Fraction Problems: Sharing and Measuring

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She decides to share it equally with her friend. How much chocolate will each of them get?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

3. A garden is 1/2 full of flowers. If 1/3 of the flowers are roses, what fraction of the garden is filled with roses?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

4. 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

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

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

• 5/12 liters

• 1/3 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 2/3 liters

6. A fabric store sells 2/5 of a yard of fabric for $10. How much would 1/2 yard of the same fabric cost?

• $10.00

• $8.00

• $12.50

• $15.00

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

• 3/16 cup

• 2/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

8. A class of 20 students has 3/5 of them participating in a science project. How many students are participating?

• 12

• 15

• 8

• 10

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

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 2 and 2/3 miles

10. If a cake recipe uses 1/2 cup of butter and you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much butter do you need?

• 1 cup of butter

• 1/2 cup of butter

• 1/4 cup of butter

• 3/8 cup of butter