Fraction Fun: Simplifying & Sharing for 5th Graders

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

• 2/4

• 1/4

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of a square meter of space for planting flowers. If each flower takes up 1/2 of a square meter, how many flowers can be planted?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

4. Tom read 3/5 of a book in one week. If he reads the same amount each week, how much of the book will he have read after 4 weeks?

• 2 2/5

• 1 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

5. A bottle holds 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 3/8 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 1/4 liter

6. Lisa has 2/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/6 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 5/9

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

7. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

8. A car can travel 2/5 of a mile on 1/10 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 6 miles

• 2 miles

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

9. 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?

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 3/4

• 1/8

10. A baker made 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 1/4 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4