Mastering Fraction Word Problems and Simplifying Fractions

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 2/3 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

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

• 1/4 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

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 remaining?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

A garden is 1/2 acre in size. If you plant flowers in 3/4 of the garden, what fraction of the garden is planted with flowers?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

Emily read 2/5 of her book in the first week. If the book has 25 chapters, how many chapters did she read?

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 20

A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

A car can travel 2/3 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 4 miles

• 3.5 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 2.67 miles

If a chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces and you eat 1/4 of it, how many pieces did you eat?

• 5

• 2

• 4

• 3

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/3 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/3 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 2/3 liter