Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Solving and Understanding

Sarah has a pizza that is cut into 8 equal slices. If she eats 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza does she have left?

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make half of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tom has a bag of marbles. 1/4 of the marbles are red. If he has 20 marbles, how many red marbles does he have?

• 8

• 6

• 5

• 4

In a class of 30 students, 2/5 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 8

• 10

• 15

• 12

A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If John eats 5 pieces, what fraction of the chocolate bar has he eaten?

• 2/12

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/3

Lily read 3/8 of her book in one day. If the book has 32 pages, how many pages did she read?

• 20

• 16

• 8

• 12

A garden has 24 flowers, and 1/3 of them are roses. How many roses are in the garden?

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 6

During a sale, 1/2 of the toys are discounted. If there are 40 toys, how many toys are discounted?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 10

A cake is cut into 10 equal pieces. If 4 pieces are left, what fraction of the cake has been eaten?

• 3/5

• 4/10

• 2/5

• 1/2

In a fruit basket, 3/5 of the fruits are apples. If there are 25 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5