Real-Life Fraction Operations: Multiply & Divide Fractions

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. If she wants to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in one week. If he continues at the same rate, how much of the book will he read in 5 weeks?

• 1.5

• 4.5

• 2.5

• 3

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

4. A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If 2/3 of that area is sunflowers, what fraction of the total garden area is planted with sunflowers?

• 3/4

• 2/5

• 5/9

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

5. Lisa has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/4 of it to make a scarf, how much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/3 of a yard

• 1/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

6. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1.5 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 0.8 miles

• 3 miles

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

7. If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3/8 of it, how much of the chocolate bar is left?

• 6/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

8. A baker uses 1/2 of a pound of flour for each batch of cookies. If he makes 5 batches, how much flour does he use in total?

• 2.5 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1 pound

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

9. A tank can hold 2/3 of a gallon of water. If you pour out 1/2 of the water, how much water is left in the tank?

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. If a recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk and you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/8 cup

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6