Fraction Review

Charlotte needs to buy ribbon to make daffodil bouquets for the spring flower sale. Each bouquet will contain 6 daffodils. Charlotte will need 1/3 yard of ribbon to make each bouquet. If Charlotte has 360 daffodils, how many yards of ribbon should she buy to make as many bouquets as possible?

• 20 yards

• 30 yards

• 60 yards

• 180 yards

Two waiters in a restaurant share 1/4 of their tips with the host. On Saturday, one waiter earned $60 in tips and the other waiter earned $80 in tips. What was the host’s share of their tips?

Anna’s garden has an area of 48 square feet. She plants peas in 3/8 of the garden and herbs in 1/4 of it. The rest of her garden is planted with peppers. How many square feet of the garden are planted with peppers?

One batch of fruit punch contains 1/4 quart grape juice and 1/2 quart apple juice. Colby makes 9 batches of fruit punch. Which of the following questions does NOT need to be answered to find how many cups of fruit punch Colby made?

• How much grape juice did he use for

  9 batches?

• How much apple juice did he use for

  9 batches?

• How many 1/4-quarts and 1/2-quarts

  are in 9 quarts?

• How many cups are in 1 quart?

Tamara needs tiles to make a border for her bathroom wall. The border will be 9 feet long and 1/3 foot wide. Each tile measures 1/3 foot by 1/3 foot. Each box of tiles contains 6 tiles. How many boxes of tiles does Tamara need?

Of the 95 children in 6th grade, 3/5 went to holiday parties. How many students went to holiday parties in all?

• 57 students

• 55 students

• 60 students

• 51 students

Amy has 72 sweets in a bag. She keeps ¼ of them for herself and shares the rest with friends. How many sweets will she give to her friends?

• 52 sweets

• 54 sweets.

• 56 sweets.

• 58 sweets.

Sam uses 1 1/4 ounces of ham on each sandwich. If he makes 4 1/2 sandwiches, how much ham will he use?

• 5

• 5 5/8

• 5 3/4

• 4 5/8

Sandra is making vegetable soup. If she makes 18 cups of soup, how many cups of peas does she need?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

Mr. Martin had 6 gallons of paint. He painted 12 doors. How many benches can he paint with the paint that is left?