Fraction Word Problems: Sharing, Cutting, and Cooking!

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 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?

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

4. 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?

• 1/4

• 6/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

6. A class of 20 students is going on a field trip. If 3/5 of them are bringing their lunch, how many students are bringing lunch?

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/8 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

8. A ribbon is 5/6 yard long. If you cut off 1/3 of the ribbon, how much ribbon is left?

• 1/2 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 2/3 yards

• 5/9 yards

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 2.67 miles

• 3.5 miles

• 4 miles

• 1.5 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

10. If you have 1/2 of a chocolate cake and you give away 1/4 of it to a friend, how much cake do you have left?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2