Fraction Math Test Review

Which situation does the fraction 4/5 represent?

• 4 groups with 5 people in each group

• 5 friends share 4 packs of cards

• 5 packs of markers are needed to make 4 posters

• Joe has 5 markers and buys 4 more

Which situation does the fraction 2/3 represent?

• Cut 2 pieces of equal length from 3 yds of ribbon

• Cut a 3 yd length of ribbon from 2 yards long.

• Cut 3 pieces of equal length from 2 yds of ribbon

• Cut a 2 yd and a 3 yd piece of ribbon

A pitcher of fruit punch holds 3 gal. If 7 people share the punch, how much does each person get?

• 7/3 gal

• 3/7 gal

• 1/2 gal

• 1/7 gal

Seven people want to share three pints of ice cream equally. How many pints of ice cream should each person get?

• 1/7

• 1/3

• 3/7

• 7/3

Is this a correct answer?

• Yes, the student correctly added.
• No, you cannot add unlike denominators
• No, 5 + 7 is not 12
• No, 2 + 3 is not 5

What is the first step in solving this problem? 
⅘ + ½ =

• Add the top parts of the fraction
• Rewrite the fractions in the simplest form. 
• Find a common denominator. 
• Make each fraction into an improper faction. 

A construction company is digging a pit to build the foundation of a house. At the end of the first day, the company had hauled away 1/6 of a truckload of dirt. On the second day, they hauled away 2/6 of a truckload. How many truckloads did they haul away in all?

• 1/4 truckload
• 1/2 truckload
• 3/4 truckload
• 1/3 truckload

5/12 + 1/3

• 6/12

• 9/12

• 6/15

• 3/4

Jada ate 3/8 of a pizza and Isaiah ate 1/4 of the pizza. How much pizza did they eat in all?

• 1/2
• 5/8
• 3/4
• 7/8

8/9 - 1/3 = 

• 7/6
• 5/9
• 2/3
• 8/27