Fraction Fun: Simplifying & Sharing in 5th Grade

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

• 1/4

• 2/4

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?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

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

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

4. If a car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour, what is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 4 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 2.4 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/8 of the bar, what fraction of the bar is left?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 7/8

6. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour will you need?

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

7. A baker uses 3/4 of a pound of butter for a batch of cookies. If she makes 2 batches, how much butter does she use in total?

• 1 pound

• 1.5 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 3/4 pound

8. If a tank is filled with 5/6 of water and 1/3 of that water is used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3

9. A ribbon is 2/5 of a yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/10 of a yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

10. A bottle contains 3/4 of a gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/2 of that juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 3/8 gallon

• 5/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon