Fraction Fun: Word Problems & Simplifying 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?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

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

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. 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?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

4. Tom drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to refill his glass with 1/3 of a gallon, how much juice will he have left?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

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?

• 7/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

6. A car can travel 2/5 of a mile on 1/10 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 6 miles

• 4 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

7. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 5/8 yard

• 3/8 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

8. 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?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/5 cup

• 1 4/5 cups

9. A bottle contains 2/3 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/6 of a liter, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1/3 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 2/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

10. If a cake is cut into 12 equal slices and you eat 1/4 of the cake, how many slices did you eat?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5