Fractions and Whole Numbers

Lydia has 1/8 pound of sugar. She needs to divide the sugar into 3 bags. What fraction of the pound will be in each bag?

• 1/24

• 24

• 1/22

• 2/24

What story problem fits the equation 1/4 5=

• 1/4 of a gallon of milk is left. 5 kittens need milk. How much milk does each kitten get?

• 5 gallons of milk is left. It needs to be divided among 4 people. How much milk does each person get?

• 1/4 a gallon of milk is left. The recipe calls for 5 times that amount. How much milk does the recipe need?

• 5 gallons of milk is left. 1/4 of the milk is used for the recipe. How much milk is left?

• There were 1/3 cups of trail mix left. The trail mix needed to feed 7 kids

• There were 7 cups of trail mix. Each cup will be divided into 1/3 cup to feed the kids.

• There were 3 cups of trail mix left. The trail mix needed to feed 7 kids

• There were 7 cups of trail mix. 1/3 of the 7 cups was given to the kids

Susan has 1/6 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among herself and 2 friends. What fraction of the pizza would each person get?

• 15/3

• 3/6

• 1/18

• 1/12

Jamie is painting her house. Each room takes 1/2 a liter of paint. If Jamie has 3 liters of paint, how many rooms can she paint?

• 6

• 3

• 7/20

• 70/2

Mrs. Angelo is making cookies for 4th grade. The recipe calls for 2/4 cup of sugar for each batch. She is making 8 batches. How much sugar will she need?

• 16/4 or 4

• 18/4 or 4 2/4

• 8/8 or 1

• 8/4 or 2

Leah uses at least 2/5 feet of yarn for each sock puppet she makes. Which expression represents the least amount of yarn, in feet, she will need to make 10 sock puppets?

• 10 x 2/5

• 10 + 2/5

• 10/5 x 2

• 10 - 2/5

Eight girls each have 1/6 of a bag of candy. How much candy do the eight girls have in all?

• 1 6/8

• 6/8

• 1 2/6

• 2 1/6

Eli spent 3/4 of an hour studying each night. He studied for 5 nights. How many hours did he study?

• 5/4

• 3 3/4

• 1 5/4

• 3 1/4