Fraction Word Problems: Sharing, Baking, and Driving!

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/4

• 1/4

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

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square meter. If you plant 3 rows of flowers in that garden, how much area will each row occupy?

• 1/6 square meter

• 1/2 square meter

• 1/4 square meter

• 1/3 square meter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

4. Tom read 1/5 of a book in the first week. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages did he read?

• 80

• 60

• 20

• 40

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

5. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 7 slices

• 5 slices

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

6. A bottle holds 1/2 liter of juice. If you fill 4 bottles, how much juice do you have in total?

• 3 liters

• 1 liter

• 4 liters

• 2 liters

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

7. Emily has 2/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3/4 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/3 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/5 cup

• 1 4/5 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

9. A car travels 1/3 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How far does it travel in one hour?

• 1.0

• 1.3333333333333333

• 0.75

• 2.5

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

10. If a cake is cut into 12 equal pieces and you eat 1/3 of the cake, how many pieces did you eat?

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C