Fractions Fun: Word Problems on Comparing & Multiplying

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

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

Tom has 2/3 of a chocolate bar, and his friend gives him another 1/6 of a bar. How much chocolate does Tom have now?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/6

• 2/3

Sarah ran 5/8 of a mile, and then she ran another 1/4 of a mile. How far did she run in total?

• 1 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 7/8 mile

• 5/8 mile

A recipe calls for 3/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/5 cups of sugar

• 3/10 cups of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

In a class, 2/5 of the students are boys. If there are 20 students in total, how many boys are there?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

Emma has 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/4 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3/8 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 5/8 yard

A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 7/8

If a garden is 3/4 full of flowers and 1/2 of those flowers are roses, what fraction of the garden is filled with roses?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

A bottle is filled with 2/3 of juice. If you pour out 1/3 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2

• 4/9

• 2/3

• 5/9

Mark has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. He wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/6 of a yard each. How many pieces can he cut?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3