Fraction Word Problems & Mixed Number Conversions

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She eats 1/2 of what she has. How much pizza does she have left?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/3 of it for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

A class of 24 students is going on a field trip. If 2/3 of them are bringing lunch, how many students are bringing lunch?

• 8

• 16

• 12

• 20

Emily read 7/8 of her book. If the book has 32 pages, how many pages has she read?

• 24

• 30

• 20

• 28

A baker made 9/4 dozen cookies. How many whole dozen cookies did he make?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

Liam drank 3/5 of a gallon of juice. If he had 2 gallons to start with, how much juice does he have left?

• 0.5 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 2.5 gallons

• 1.4 gallons

A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/4 with cucumbers. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/2

If a car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour, what is the speed of the car in miles per hour?

• 3 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 2.4 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

A box contains 7/3 of a pound of candy. Convert this improper fraction to a mixed number.

• 2 1/3

• 3 1/3

• 1 2/3

• 2 2/3