Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Simplifying & Applying

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

• 2/9

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

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

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 0

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 6 miles

• 8 miles

• 10 miles

• 4 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

Emily drank 2/5 of a bottle of juice. If the bottle holds 1 liter, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.6 liters

• 0.8 liters

• 0.4 liters

• 1 liter

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

A baker made 3/4 of a cake and sold 1/3 of it. What fraction of the original cake did he sell?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A class of 30 students is going on a field trip. If 2/5 of them are bringing their lunch, how many students are bringing lunch?

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 20

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

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

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A tank is filled with 7/8 of water. If 1/4 of the water is used for a plant, how much water is left in the tank?

• 21/32

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C