Fun with Fractions: Solve Word Problems and Visualize!

Lily has 1/2 of a pizza. She shares it equally with her friend. What fraction of the whole pizza does each person get?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/5

• 1/2

Tom has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. He eats 1/2 of what he has. What fraction of the whole chocolate bar did he eat?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

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

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

Sarah has 4/6 of a yard of ribbon. She cuts it into two equal pieces. What fraction of the yard is each piece?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 3/6

In a class, 2/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 8

• 6

• 10

• 4

A cake is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3 slices are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

A garden has 1/4 of its area planted with flowers. If the area of the garden is 20 square meters, how much area is planted with flowers?

• 15 square meters

• 5 square meters

• 10 square meters

• 2 square meters

Mark has 5/8 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/4 of it for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 7/32 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 3/8 gallons

• 15/32 gallons

If a fruit basket has 3/5 of its fruits as apples and the rest are oranges, what fraction of the basket is made up of oranges?

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

A tank is filled with water to 2/3 of its capacity. If the tank can hold 30 liters, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 20 liters

• 10 liters

• 25 liters

• 15 liters