Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Solve Multi-Step Problems

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza left. She eats 1/2 of what she has. How much pizza does she have left?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Sarah wants to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/3 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/9

• 2/3

A tank can hold 2/5 of a gallon of water. If it is currently filled with 1/4 of a gallon, how much more water is needed to fill it?

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 3/20 of a gallon

Emma read 3/5 of her book. If the book has 120 pages, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 30 pages

• 48 pages

• 60 pages

• 72 pages

A baker made 3/8 of a cake and sold 1/4 of it. How much of the cake does he have left?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 9/32

In a class, 2/3 of the students are girls. If there are 24 students in total, how many are girls?

• 20

• 12

• 16

• 8

A gardener planted 1/2 of his garden with flowers and 1/3 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is left unplanted?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 2/3

A bottle holds 1/2 liter of juice. If Maria drinks 1/4 of it, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 1/8 liter

• 3/8 liter

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

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup