Fraction Fun: Dividing and Sharing with Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she wants to share it equally with 3 friends, how much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 3/16

• 1/4

• 1/8

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in 3 days. If he continues at the same rate, how many days will it take him to finish the entire book?

• 4 days

• 6 days

• 10 days

• 8 days

4. A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/3 of the bag for a plant, how much soil will he have left?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 1/2

5. A box contains 2/5 of a pound of nuts. If you divide the nuts equally into 4 bags, how much will each bag contain?

• 1/4 pound

• 1/5 pound

• 1/10 pound

• 1/2 pound

6. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/4 of it to make a scarf, how much fabric will she have remaining?

• 3/8 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 5/8 yard

• 1/4 yard

7. A car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How far will it travel in 1 hour at the same speed?

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 1.5 miles

• 0.75 miles

8. If a cake is cut into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3 pieces, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 7/8

9. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of milk. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much milk do you need in total?

• 1 1/5 cups

• 2 cups

• 3/5 cup

• 1 cup

10. A baker has 1/3 of a pound of flour. If he uses 1/6 of it for cookies, how much flour does he have left?

• 1/2 of a pound

• 1/4 of a pound

• 2/3 of a pound

• 5/18 of a pound