Real-Life Fraction Problems: Multiplying and Dividing

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

• 1/3

• 1/8

• 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

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square meter. If you want to plant flowers in 1/4 of that area, how much area will be used for flowers?

• 1/4 square meter

• 1/8 square meter

• 1/16 square meter

• 1/2 square meter

4. Tom drank 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If he has 3/4 of a gallon left, how much juice does he have now?

• 1 3/20 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 3/5 gallons

• 2/3 gallons

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

• 1/2 of the bar is left.

• 3/8 of the bar is left.

• 6/8 of the bar is left.

• 5/8 of the bar is left.

6. A car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How far does it travel in 1 hour?

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

• 1.2 miles

• 0.8 miles

7. Emily has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/3 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 5/9

8. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk. If you want to triple the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

9. A box contains 3/4 of a pound of nuts. If you divide the nuts equally into 6 bags, how much will each bag contain?

• 1/2 pound

• 1/8 pound

• 3/8 pound

• 1/4 pound

10. A cake recipe needs 2/5 of a cup of butter. If you want to make 2 cakes, how much butter do you need in total?

• 4/5 cup of butter

• 1 cup of butter

• 2 cups of butter

• 3/5 cup of butter