Real-Life Fraction Division: Share, Measure, and Calculate

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 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?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

Tom has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/4 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric does he have left?

• 3/8 yard

• 1/8 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

A car can travel 1/2 mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 2 miles

Lily drank 3/5 of a bottle of juice. If the bottle holds 1/2 gallon, how much juice did she drink?

• 1/4 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/10 gallon

A baker uses 2/3 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. How many batches can he make with 4 cups of flour?

• 4 batches

• 10 batches

• 8 batches

• 6 batches

If a garden is 3/4 of an acre and you want to divide it into plots of 1/8 acre each, how many plots can you create?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10

A recipe requires 1/2 teaspoon of salt. If you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much salt do you need?

• 1/2 teaspoon

• 1/4 teaspoon

• 1 teaspoon

• 3/8 teaspoon

A bottle contains 1/3 liter of soda. If you pour it into cups that hold 1/6 liter each, how many cups can you fill?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

If a runner completes 2/5 of a mile in 1/2 hour, how many miles can he run in 1 hour?

• 0.6 miles

• 1 mile

• 0.8 miles

• 0.5 miles