Real-Life Fraction Division: Simplifying & Modeling Quiz

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

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need? Show your work using a model.

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

3. A garden has 5/6 of a yard of soil. If each plant needs 1/4 yard of soil, how many plants can be planted? Simplify your answer.

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

4. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to share the remaining juice equally with 3 friends, how much juice will each person get? Use a model to illustrate your answer.

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces are left? Show your work and simplify if necessary.

• 4 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 1 piece

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

6. A baker made 2/5 of a cake and wants to divide it into 4 equal pieces. How much cake will each piece be? Use a model to help explain your answer.

• 1/10 of a cake

• 2/5 of a cake

• 1/5 of a cake

• 1/4 of a cake

7. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/8 of a yard each. How many pieces can she cut? Simplify your answer.

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A bottle contains 3/5 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/3 of the bottle, how much water is left? Show your work using a model.

• 1/5 of a liter

• 3/5 of a liter

• 1/2 of a liter

• 2/5 of a liter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

9. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you only want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need? Simplify your answer.

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

10. A class has 2/3 of a box of crayons. If they want to share it equally among 4 students, how many crayons will each student get? Use a model to illustrate your answer.

• 1/2 of a box of crayons

• 1/4 of a box of crayons

• 1/3 of a box of crayons

• 1/6 of a box of crayons