Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Sharing & Measuring

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

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

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?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If 1/2 of that area is roses, what fraction of the garden is planted with roses?

• 3/8

• 1/3

• 5/12

• 2/5

4. 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?

• 5/16 of the pizza

• 3/16 of the pizza

• 1/4 of the pizza

• 1/8 of the pizza

5. A bottle contains 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/10 of a gallon

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

6. A school has 3/5 of its students participating in a science fair. If 2/3 of those students are in 5th grade, what fraction of the total students are in 5th grade?

• 1/3

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/5

7. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of oil. If you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

8. A baker uses 4/5 of a bag of flour to make cookies. If he uses 1/2 of that amount for a cake, how much flour does he use for the cake?

• 3/5 of a bag of flour

• 2/5 of a bag of flour

• 1/5 of a bag of flour

• 4/5 of a bag of flour

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

• 4 miles

• 8 miles

• 6 miles

• 10 miles

10. A farmer harvested 2/3 of his cornfield. If he sells 1/4 of that harvest, what fraction of the entire cornfield did he sell?

• 2/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

• 1/4