Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Dividing & Remainders

A recipe calls for \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup of sugar. If you want to make \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• rac{1}{2} cup of sugar

• rac{3}{2} cup of sugar

• \frac{3}{8} cup of sugar

• rac{1}{4} cup of sugar

You have \(\frac{5}{6}\) of a pizza left. If you want to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 5/18

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

A gardener has \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a bag of soil. If he uses \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the bag for a plant, how much soil is left?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

A car can travel \(\frac{3}{5}\) of a mile on one gallon of gas. How many gallons are needed to travel 2 miles?

• 1.5

• 4

• 3.33

• 2.5

You have \(\frac{7}{8}\) of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each \(\frac{1}{4}\) yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5

A baker has \(\frac{4}{5}\) of a cake. If he gives \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the cake to a friend, how much cake does he have left?

• rac{2}{5}

• rac{1}{2}

• 1

• \frac{3}{5}

A bottle holds \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a liter of juice. If you pour out \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the juice, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 2/3 liter

• 1 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 1/3 liter

You have \(\frac{9}{10}\) of a gallon of paint. If you use \(\frac{1}{5}\) of it for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• \frac{18}{25} gallons

• rac{3}{10} gallons

• rac{1}{2} gallons

• rac{7}{10} gallons

A recipe requires \(\frac{1}{3}\) cup of oil. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much oil do you need in total?

• 1 cup

• 0.5 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

A school has \(\frac{5}{6}\) of a mile of track. If they want to divide it into sections of \(\frac{1}{3}\) mile each, how many sections can they create?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1