Fractions in Action: Division & Reciprocal Challenges

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

• 3/8 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

A gardener has 2/3 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/4 of the bag for a plant, how much soil does he have left?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

A car travels 1/2 mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 6 slices

• 5 slices

A baker has 5/6 of a pound of flour. If he uses 1/3 of it for a cake, how much flour remains?

• 2/3 pounds

• 1/2 pounds

• 5/9 pounds

• 3/4 pounds

A bottle holds 1/2 gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

A recipe requires 2/5 of a cup of oil. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much oil do you need in total?

• 1.2 cups

• 2.5 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

A runner completes 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How many miles can the runner complete in 1 hour?

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 0.75 miles

If a tank can hold 2/3 of a gallon of water and is currently filled with 1/6 of a gallon, how much more water can it hold?

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

A classroom has 3/5 of a box of crayons. If each student takes 1/10 of the box, how many students can take crayons?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8