Dividing Fractions: Sharing and Measuring in Real Life

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 4 cups

3. Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 5/12

• 2/3

4. A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3/4 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 1 piece

• 6 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 2 pieces

5. Emily drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 4 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

6. A garden has 2/5 of its area planted with flowers. If the total area of the garden is 20 square meters, how much area is planted with flowers?

• 4 square meters

• 8 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 12 square meters

7. A bottle holds 1/2 liter of water. If you pour out 1/4 of the bottle, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 3/8 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 3/4 liter

8. There are 3/8 of a chocolate bar left. If you want to share it with 2 friends, how much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/4

• 2/8

• 1/8

• 1/2

9. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more milk do you need to complete the recipe?

• 1 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

10. A box contains 1/3 of a pound of nuts. If you want to divide the nuts into 3 equal bags, how much will each bag contain?

• 1/3 pound

• 1/4 pound

• 1/6 pound

• 1/9 pound