Unit Fractions: Solving Real-Life Word Problems

1. Sarah has 1/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/8

• 1/12

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

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

3. Tom drank 1/2 of a juice box. If he has 3 juice boxes, how much juice did he drink in total?

• 1.5 juice boxes

• 2 juice boxes

• 1 juice box

• 3 juice boxes

4. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 1/4 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 4 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 1 piece

5. Lisa has 1/6 of a cake left. If she shares it with 3 friends, how much cake will each friend get?

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/8

• 1/24

6. A garden has 1/5 of its area planted with flowers. If the total area is 20 square meters, how much area is planted with flowers?

• 5 square meters

• 4 square meters

• 2 square meters

• 10 square meters

7. A bottle contains 1/2 liter of water. If you pour out 1/4 of it, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 3/8 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

8. A ribbon is 3/4 meter long. If you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1/3 meter

• 1/2 meter

• 3/4 meter

• 1/4 meter

9. If a car travels 1/3 of a mile in 1 minute, how far will it travel in 3 minutes?

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 0.5 miles

10. A box contains 1/2 of a dozen eggs. If you buy 2 boxes, how many eggs do you have in total?

• 12

• 24

• 6

• 18