Real-Life Fraction Fun: Mixed Numbers & Contexts

1. Sarah has 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. She wants to cut it into 3 equal pieces. How much ribbon will each piece be in yards?

• 2 yards

• 5/6 yards

• 3/4 yard

• 1 yard

2. A recipe calls for 3/4 of a cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. Tom has 1 3/4 liters of juice. He pours 2 glasses of juice, each containing 1/2 liter. How much juice does he have left?

• 1 liter

• 1 1/4 liters

• 1/2 liter

• 3/4 liters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

4. A gardener plants 3/5 of a garden with tomatoes. If the garden is 10 square feet, how many square feet are planted with tomatoes?

• 5 square feet

• 4 square feet

• 6 square feet

• 8 square feet

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

5. Lisa has 4 1/2 pounds of flour. She uses 1/3 of it to make bread. How much flour does she use in pounds?

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 1 pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

6. A painter uses 2/3 of a gallon of paint for one wall. If he has 5 walls to paint, how many gallons of paint will he need in total?

• 3.33 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 5 gallons

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. A box contains 3 1/4 pounds of apples. If each bag can hold 1/2 pound, how many bags can be filled with apples?

• 8

• 10

• 4

• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A recipe requires 1/2 of a cup of milk. If John wants to make 6 servings, how much milk does he need in total?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

9. Emma has 2 2/3 meters of fabric. She uses 1/4 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she use in meters?

• 2/3 meters

• 3/4 meters

• 1 meter

• 1 1/3 meters

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

10. A baker has 5 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 3/4 of them, how many cookies does he sell?

• 45

• 60

• 36

• 49

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6