Exploring Fractions with Fun Word Problems and Models

Lily has 3 apples. She gives 1 apple to her friend. What fraction of the apples does she have left?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3

Tom has a pizza cut into 8 slices. He eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza is left?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 7/8

• 5/8

A cake is divided into 4 equal pieces. If Sarah eats 1 piece, what fraction of the cake did she eat?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

In a box of crayons, there are 12 crayons. If 4 are blue, what fraction of the crayons are blue?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

A garden has 10 flowers. If 2 are red, what fraction of the flowers are red?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/10

• 1/5

Emma has 6 cookies. She shares them equally with 2 friends. What fraction of the cookies does each person get?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

A chocolate bar is divided into 5 pieces. If Jake eats 2 pieces, what fraction of the chocolate bar did he eat?

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 4/5

There are 20 students in a class. If 5 are wearing glasses, what fraction of the students are wearing glasses?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/5

• 3/4

A fruit basket has 10 oranges and 5 apples. What fraction of the fruits are oranges?

• 3/5

• 4/7

• 2/3

• 1/2

In a race, 4 out of 10 runners are girls. What fraction of the runners are girls?

• 4/10

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 3/10