Real-Life Fraction Division: Simplifying in Action

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

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/4

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? Show your work by dividing fractions.

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

3. Tom drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to refill his glass with 1/2 gallon, how much more juice does he need? Simplify your answer before dividing.

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

4. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes. If 1/4 of that area is used for cherry tomatoes, what fraction of the total garden is used for cherry tomatoes?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/4

5. Lisa has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/6 of a yard each. How many pieces can she cut?

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

6. A cake recipe requires 3/5 cup of flour. If you only want to use 1/3 of that amount, how much flour will you use?

• 2/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/5 cup

7. A car can travel 2/3 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

• 4 miles

• 2 and 2/3 miles

8. If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3/4 of it, how many pieces are left?

• 5 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 1 piece

• 2 pieces

9. A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of it, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 3/8 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 3/4 liter

10. A recipe requires 3/8 cup of oil. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much oil do you need? Simplify your answer before dividing.

• 3/16 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/8 cup

• 3/8 cup