Fraction Fun: Word Problems & Improper Fractions

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

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 5/6 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 5/12 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

3. Tom read 7/8 of a book. If the book has 120 pages, how many pages did he read?

• 90

• 75

• 110

• 105

4. A garden has 9/10 of a square meter of soil. If 1/2 of it is used for planting flowers, how much soil is left?

• 1/4 square meters

• 3/10 square meters

• 9/20 square meters

• 1/5 square meters

5. Lisa has 11/4 yards of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces of 1/2 yard each. How many pieces can she cut?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 5

6. A cake is cut into 12 equal slices. If 3/4 of the cake is left, how many slices are remaining?

• 6 slices

• 12 slices

• 3 slices

• 9 slices

7. A bottle holds 2/3 of a gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/3 of the bottle, how much juice is left?

• 4/9 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 2/3 gallons

• 5/9 gallons

8. There are 5/6 of a gallon of paint left. If you use 1/2 of it for a project, how much paint will you have remaining?

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

9. A box contains 15/4 pounds of apples. If you divide the apples into bags of 1/2 pound each, how many bags can you fill?

• 7

• 8

• 5

• 10

10. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 1 4/5 cups