Real-Life Fraction Multiplication for 5th Graders

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

3. A garden is 5/6 of an acre. If 1/2 of the garden is planted with tomatoes, how many acres are planted with tomatoes?

• 5/12 acres

• 3/4 acres

• 2/3 acres

• 1/3 acres

4. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 7/8

5. A bottle holds 1/2 gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

6. A fabric roll is 3/5 of a yard long. If you cut off 1/3 of the roll, how much fabric is left?

• 1/5 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 3/5 yard

• 1/2 yard

7. A recipe requires 4/5 of a cup of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 2/5 cups

8. 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?

• 2 and 2/3 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

9. A cake recipe uses 3/4 cup of milk. If you want to make 2/5 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/10 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/5 cup

10. A box contains 1/2 dozen eggs. If you use 1/3 of the eggs for a recipe, how many eggs do you have left?

• 6 eggs

• 4 eggs

• 2 eggs

• 3 eggs