Real-Life Problems: Subtracting & Multiplying Fractions

A baker has 3/4 of a cake left after a party. If he gives away 1/3 of the remaining cake, how much cake does he have left?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A car travels 1/2 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. If it continues at the same speed for another 1/2 hour, how far will it have traveled in total?

• 1 mile

• 0.75 miles

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. He uses 1/2 of the bag for planting flowers. How much soil does he have left?

• 1/3

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe requires 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar will you need in total?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1.5 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A school has 1/2 of its budget allocated for sports. If they decide to subtract 1/4 of the budget for sports to fund arts, what will be the new budget for sports?

• 1/4 of the total budget

• 1/8 of the total budget

• 1/2 of the total budget

• 3/8 of the total budget

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A cyclist rides 3/5 of a mile in 1/2 hour. If he rides at the same speed for another 1/3 hour, how far will he have traveled in total?

• 1 mile

• 0.8 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A pizza shop sells 2/3 of a pizza. If a customer orders 1/4 of the remaining pizza, how much pizza is left?

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A factory produces 5/8 of a product in the morning and 1/4 in the afternoon. How much of the product is produced in total?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 7/8

• 5/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A student has 3/5 of a textbook read. If he reads another 1/10 of the book, how much of the book has he read in total?

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 7/10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A pool is filled to 7/8 of its capacity. If 1/4 of the water is drained, what fraction of the pool's capacity remains filled?

• 5/16

• 21/32

• 1/2

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C