Fraction Fun: Simplifying & Solving with Multiplication/Division

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of a square meter of space for planting flowers. If each flower takes up 1/4 of a square meter, how many flowers can be planted?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

4. Tom read 2/5 of a book in the first week and 1/2 of the remaining part in the second week. What fraction of the book did he read in total?

• 7/10

• 4/10

• 1/2

• 3/5

5. A baker made 3/5 of a cake and sold 1/3 of it. How much of the cake is left? Simplify your answer.

• 3/5

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 1/2

6. A tank is filled with 7/8 of water. If 1/4 of the water is used for a plant, how much water remains in the tank?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 21/32

• 5/8

7. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/3 of it to make a bag. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

8. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/2 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 3 gallons of gas?

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

• 6 miles

• 4.5 miles

9. A recipe requires 1/3 cup of oil. If you want to triple the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

10. A class has 2/5 of its students present. If 1/2 of those present are girls, what fraction of the total students are girls?

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 3/10

• 2/5