Dividing and Simplifying Fractions in Real-Life Scenarios

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

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

2. A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make only 1/5 of the recipe, how much flour do you need? Simplify your answer.

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of a yard of soil. If 2/3 of that soil is used for planting, how much soil is left? Simplify your answer.

• 1/2

• 5/18

• 3/4

• 2/9

4. Tom drank 1 1/2 liters of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice, which is 2/3 of a liter, into 3 equal cups, how much juice will be in each cup? Simplify your answer.

• 2/9 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 1/3 liters

• 1/2 liters

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces are left? Simplify your answer.

• 4 pieces

• 1 piece

• 2 pieces

• 3 pieces

6. A car can travel 1 1/2 miles on 1/3 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas? Simplify your answer.

• 5 miles

• 3 miles

• 6 miles

• 4 1/2 miles

7. Lisa has 2 1/4 yards of ribbon. She uses 1/2 yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left? Simplify your answer.

• 1 1/2 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

• 2 yards

• 3/4 yard

8. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need? Simplify your answer.

• 3/20 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/5 cup

9. A bottle contains 1 1/2 liters of water. If you pour out 2/3 of it, how much water is left in the bottle? Simplify your answer.

• 1 liter

• 3/4 liters

• 1 1/4 liters

• 1/2 liters

10. A baker made 2 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 3/4 of them, how many cookies does he have left? Simplify your answer.

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 12