Fraction Review 2

Drew is using the recipe below to make chocolate chip cookies.

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

If Drew wants to double the recipe, how many cups of chocolate chips would he need?

• 2 3/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

A student spent 3/4 of an hour reading an article and 2 1/6 hours writing an essay about what he read. How much time did the student spend on this assignment?

• 2 7/12

• 3 1/12

• 2 11/12

Jim earns $15 babysitting for 3 hours a day. Last month, he worked 18 hours. He spent 1/3 of the money he earned on new jeans. How much money does he have left?

• $30

• $45

• $60

Zoe had 1/3 bag of cookies left. She wants to share the cookies between herself and two friends. How much would each girl receive?

• 9

• 1/9

• 2/3

Mrs. Rodriguez bought a 5 cup bag of pecans. If she uses 2 2/3 cups in a recipe, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag?

• 3 1/3

• 2 1/3

• 2 5/6

Mrs. Jones has 28 fifth grade students in her class. One-fourth of them are boys. The rest are girls. How many students in the class are girls?

• 7

• 18

• 21

Alisha kept track of the growth of a plant. At the beginning of one week her plant was 1 7/8 inches tall. The next week, the plant was 2 3/4 inches tall. How many inches did Alisha's plant grow over the week?

• 1 7/8

• 7/8

• 2 3/8

Ryan uses 2 gallons of water to fill up 10 water balloons. Each balloon holds the same amount of water. How much water is in each balloon?

• 1/5 gallon

• 5 gallons

• 1/10 gallon

Hugh wants to buy a rug that is 4 1/2 feet long and 4 1/2 feet wide. What is the area of this rug?

• 16 2/4 feet

• 18 1/2 feet

• 20 1/4 feet

Pablo has 6 dogs. Pablo feeds these dogs a total of 20 pounds of food each week. Pablo feeds each dog an equal amount of dog food each time he feeds them. Which statement is true?

• Each dog is fed 3 1/2 pounds of dog food each week.

• Each dog is fed between 3 and 4 pounds of dog food each week.

• Each dog is fed between 0 and 1 pound of dog food each week.