Equivalent Fraction Word Problems

Aaron and Barbie both ate the same amount of a cookie. If Aaron ate 1/4 of his cookie, how much of her cookie did Barbie eat?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 3/12

• 2/9

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A recipe for lasagna calls for 2/3 cups of sauce. If I only have a 1/6 measuring cup, how many times would I fill it with sauce?

• 4 times

• 3 times

• 5 times

• 10 times

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There are 10 bottles of soda: 3 bottles are orange soda, 1 is peach soda, and the rest are grape soda. What fraction of the bottles are grape soda?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/5

• 3/5

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Hannah has 5/8 of a yard of rope. Karen has 10/16 of a yard of rope. Both Karen and Hannah claim they have more. Who is correct?

• Karen is correct

• Hannah is correct

• They have the same amount

• None of the above

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Fernando has $12 dollars. He wants to save 1/3 of his money for a snowboard. How many dollars should he set aside?

• $3

• $4

• $6

• $8

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Frank and Alice were eating candy bars. The candy bars they ate were the same size. Alice cut hers into 12 equal pieces. Frank cut his into six equal pieces. Alice ate 2 of her pieces. How much does Frank have to eat to have the same amount left over as Alice?

• 1 piece

• 2 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 6 pieces

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Which fraction is equivalent to the model shown above?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/8

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The pet store got 6 new sparkle collars. By the end of the day they had sold 4 of them. What fraction of the collars was sold?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 6/4

• 1/8

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Which point on the number line above could represent the fraction 2/8?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Complete the equation:

4/6 = ____/12

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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