Real-Life Fraction Challenges: Sharing & Cooking Fun

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally with her friend. If they each take 1/2 of what is left, how much pizza will each person get?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

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

• 3/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of a plot planted with flowers. If 1/3 of that area is for roses, how much of the plot is used for roses?

• 1/4 of the plot

• 3/8 of the plot

• 5/18 of the plot

• 2/5 of the plot

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

• 3/5 of a gallon

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 1/4 of a gallon

• 2/3 of a gallon

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 6 pieces

• 7 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 5 pieces

6. A baker uses 1/2 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. If she wants to make 3/4 of that batch, how much flour will she use?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

7. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/4 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 1

8. A bottle contains 3/5 of a liter of soda. If you pour out 1/2 of what is in the bottle, how much soda is left?

• 3/10 liters

• 1/2 liters

• 1/5 liters

• 4/5 liters

9. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you only want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

10. A class has 2/3 of a box of crayons. If they use 1/4 of the box for a project, how much of the box is left?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4