Real-Life Fraction Fun: Sharing & Simplifying Fractions

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

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

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?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

3. Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

4. A car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How far does the car travel in one hour?

• 2.4 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 0.6 miles

• 3 miles

5. Lisa drank 2/3 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 4 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/12 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

6. A baker uses 1/2 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. If he wants to make 3 batches, how much flour does he need in total?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

7. A garden has 3/4 of a square yard of soil. If 1/3 of it is used for planting flowers, how much soil is left?

• 1/2 square yard

• 1/4 square yard

• 3/4 square yard

• 2/3 square yard

8. A bottle contains 5/8 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/4 of it, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 liters

• 3/8 liters

• 7/32 liters

• 15/32 liters

9. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of milk. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more milk do you need to complete the recipe?

• 1/10 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/5 cup

10. If a piece of ribbon is 7/8 of a yard long and you cut it into 2 equal pieces, how long is each piece of ribbon?

• 1/2 yards

• 7/16 yards

• 5/8 yards

• 3/4 yards