Unit Fractions: Word Problems & Reciprocals Challenge

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

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/6

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/12 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/6 cup of sugar

3. If a car uses 1/4 gallon of gas to travel 1 mile, how many gallons of gas will it use to travel 5 miles?

• 2 gallons

• 0.5 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 1.25 gallons

5. A gardener has 1/8 of a garden plot to plant flowers. If he wants to plant flowers in 1/4 of that space, how much of the garden plot will he use?

• 1/2 of the garden plot

• 1/8 of the garden plot

• 1/16 of the garden plot

• 1/32 of the garden plot

6. If a bottle holds 1/3 liter of juice and you have 2 bottles, how many liters of juice do you have in total?

• 3/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 2/3 liters

• 1 liter

7. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you only want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

8. A baker has 1/4 of a cake left. If he wants to divide it into 2 equal pieces, how much cake will each piece be?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 1/4

9. If a box can hold 1/5 of a gallon of paint, how many boxes are needed to hold 1 gallon of paint?

• 10

• 5

• 2

• 3

10. A teacher has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. If she wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/4 yard long, how many pieces can she cut?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2