7th Grade Fractions & Rational Numbers Challenge

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar will you need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

Sarah has 2/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of a yard to make a pillow. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

• 3/4 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

A tank can hold 5/6 of a gallon of water. If it currently has 1/2 gallon of water, how much more water can it hold?

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

Tom ran 3/5 of a mile in the morning and 1/3 of a mile in the evening. How far did he run in total?

• 1 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 2/5 of a mile

• 14/15 of a mile

A pizza was cut into 8 equal slices. If John ate 3/8 of the pizza and Lisa ate 1/4 of it, how much pizza is left?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 2/8

Emily read 1/2 of a book on Monday and 1/3 of the book on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 1/2

• 5/6

• 1/3

• 2/3

A car traveled 2/5 of a mile before stopping for gas and then traveled another 1/2 mile. How far did the car travel in total?

• 3/4 mile

• 1/5 mile

• 9/10 mile

• 1 mile

A garden has 3/4 of an acre planted with tomatoes and 1/6 of an acre planted with peppers. How much of the garden is planted in total?

• 2/3 acres

• 3/5 acres

• 11/12 acres

• 1/2 acres

If a container holds 1/2 gallon of juice and you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much juice is left in the container?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

A baker used 5/8 of a pound of flour for one batch of cookies and 1/4 pound for another batch. How much flour did the baker use in total?

• 1 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1/2 pound

• 7/8 pound