Real-Life Fractions: Simplifying and Sharing Fun!

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get? Simplify your answer.

• 1/3

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/4 of its area planted with cucumbers. What fraction of the garden is planted with both types of vegetables?

• 1/3

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

4. If a car uses 3/5 of a gallon of gas to travel 1/2 of a mile, how much gas does it use to travel 1 mile?

• 1.2 gallons

• 0.6 gallons

• 1.5 gallons

• 2.4 gallons

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

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?

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

6. A baker made 5/6 of a cake and sold 1/3 of it. How much of the cake did he sell? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/18

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

7. A bottle contains 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/2 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 1/4 of a gallon

• 3/10 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

8. A ribbon is 3/4 of a yard long. If you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/4 yard

• 1/4 yard

9. A class has 20 students, and 3/5 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 8

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. If you have 1/2 of a chocolate cake and you give away 1/4 of what you have, how much cake do you have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2