6th Grade Fraction Practice

Kate used 1/4 yard of red ribbon, 1/8 yard of yellow ribbon, and 1/2 yard of blue ribbon for her mom's birthday gift. What is the total amount of ribbon used for the gift?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

Last week, the fourth graders at Roadtown Elementary walked 2 1/6 miles during P.E, and the fifth graders walked 1 1/2 miles. How much farther did the fourth graders walk than the fifth graders?

• 1 1/6 miles

• 1 1/4 miles

• 1/2 mile

• 2/3 mile

Abe had a pitcher that contained 5/8 gallon of limeade. Abe drank 1/4 gallon of the limeade, and Marcy drank 1/8 gallon. What fractional part of a gallon of limeade remained in the pitcher?

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

Sam practiced playing the cello for 3 days. On Monday he played for 2/3 of an hour. On Tuesday, he played 1/2 of an hour and on Wednesday he played 3/4 of an hour. What is Sam's total practice time?

• 7/9 hour

• 1 11/12 hours

• 2 1/12 hours

• 1 23/24 hours

Jose has 8 3/4 pounds of bananas at his fruit stand. If he sells 2 1/4 pounds of bananas, how many pounds does he have remaining

• 6 2/4 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 9 1/2 pounds

• 6 1/2 pounds

Gary has worked on his research paper on Monday and Tuesday of this week and is 7/10 complete. Monday he completed 1/5 of the work, so how much work must he have done on Tuesday?

• 9/10

• 1/2

• 5/10

• all of it

Jill wants to bake two different recipes but only wants to go to the store once to buy the ingredients. One recipe asked for 1 1/2 cups of flour and the other asks for 2 2/3 cups of flour. How much flour should Jill buy in total while she is there to make sure she has enough for both recipes?

• 3 7/6 cups

• 3 4/6 cups

• 4 1/6 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

Bobbie is a carpenter and is building a treehouse for his nephew. He has a piece of lumber that is 2 1/6 of a yard long. He cuts 1 1/2 yard away to build a support for the treehouse. How long is the lumber piece that remains?

• 1 7/6 yards

• 1 3/6 yards

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

• 11/24
• 3/14
• 3/24
• 11/14

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

• 13/18
• 7/24
• 7/18
• 3/7