Mastering Fractions: Dividing & Simplifying in Word Problems

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

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

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

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

3. Tom drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to refill his glass with 1/2 gallon, how much more juice does he need?

• 0.3333 gallons (or 1/3 gallon) more juice needed.

• 0.25 gallons more juice needed.

• 1 gallon more juice needed.

• 0.5 gallons more juice needed.

4. A ribbon is 1/2 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are 1/4 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

5. Lisa has 2/5 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/10 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 4/5 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/5 of a yard

• 3/10 of a yard

6. A cake 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

7. A car can travel 2/3 of a mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2.67 miles

• 4 miles

• 3.5 miles

• 1.5 miles

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

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

9. A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/2 of it for planting, how much soil does he have left?

• 3/4

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 1/3

10. A bottle contains 3/5 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/5 of a liter, how much water remains in the bottle?

• 1/2 of a liter

• 3/5 of a liter

• 2/5 of a liter

• 4/5 of a liter