Fractions in Action: Simplifying and Converting for Grade 5

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?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/4

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

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square meter. If you plant flowers in 3/5 of the garden, what fraction of a square meter is used for flowers?

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 2/5

• 1/3

4. Tom has 1 1/2 liters of juice. He pours 1/3 of it into a glass. How much juice is in the glass?

• 1/4 liter

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

• 0.75 liters

5. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza and your friend eats 1/2 of what you ate, how much pizza did your friend eat?

• 1/4 of the pizza

• 1/8 of the pizza

• 3/16 of the pizza

• 5/16 of the pizza

6. A recipe requires 1/4 cup of oil. If you want to triple the recipe, how much oil will you need?

• 1/2 cup of oil

• 1 cup of oil

• 2/4 cup of oil

• 3/4 cup of oil

7. Lisa has 2 1/4 meters of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it to wrap a gift. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 meters

• 1 1/2 meters

• 1 1/8 meters

8. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 0.8 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 3 miles

9. A cake recipe needs 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

10. A box contains 1 1/2 pounds of apples. If you use 2/3 of the apples to make a pie, how many pounds of apples are left?

• 1 pound

• 0.5 pounds

• 1 1/4 pounds

• 2 pounds