Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Word Problems & Denominators

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

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but Maria only has 1/4 cup. How many times can she use the 1/4 cup to measure out the sugar needed?

• 3.5

• 2.67

• 2.0

• 1.5

3. If a car travels 1/2 mile in 1/3 hour, what is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 2 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 0.5 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

4. A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil and uses 1/2 of it for planting. How much soil does he have left?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 1/3

5. A bottle can hold 3/5 of a gallon of water. If you pour out 1/4 of the bottle, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

• 9/20 of a gallon

6. Tom read 2/3 of a book in 1/2 of a week. How much of the book does he read in one week?

• 4/3

• 3/2

• 1/2

• 2/3

7. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour, but you only have 1/2 cup. How many batches can you make with the flour you have?

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3

• 1 cup

• 1/2

8. If a chocolate bar is divided into 1/8 pieces and you eat 3 pieces, what fraction of the chocolate bar is left?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/8

• 7/8

9. A tank can hold 2/3 of a liter of water. If you fill it with 1/4 of a liter, how much more water do you need to fill the tank?

• 0.4167 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 0.25 liters

10. A baker uses 5/6 of a cup of sugar for one batch of cookies. If he wants to make 3 batches, how many cups of sugar does he need in total?

• 1.5 cups

• 2.5 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups