Mastering Fraction Word Problems and Simplifying Fractions

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 6 slices

• 5 slices

Tom has 5/6 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/3 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does he have left?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 3/4

A garden is 2/5 of an acre. If you want to plant flowers in 1/2 of that area, how much area will be used for flowers?

• 1/5 of an acre

• 2/5 of an acre

• 1/4 of an acre

• 3/10 of an acre

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?

• 1/8 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 3/8 liter

• 1/4 liter

Lily has 1/3 of a chocolate bar. She shares it equally with 2 friends. How much of the chocolate bar does each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/9

• 1/6

A car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How far does it travel in 1 hour?

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 1 mile

• 0.75 miles

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

• 1/2 cup of oil

• 1 cup of oil

• 3/4 cup of oil

• 2/4 cup of oil

A box contains 2/3 of a pound of candy. If you divide it equally among 4 friends, how much candy does each friend get?

• 1/2 pound

• 1/3 pound

• 1/6 pound

• 1/4 pound