Fraction Operations and Simplification in Real Life

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get? Simplify your answer.

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 1/3

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A garden is divided into 5 equal sections. If 2/5 of the garden is planted with tomatoes, what fraction of the garden is not planted with tomatoes?

• 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

• 2/5

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

4. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 10 miles

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

5. Emma read 1/2 of a book in 3 days. If she continues at the same rate, how many days will it take her to read the entire book?

• 10 days

• 6 days

• 8 days

• 4 days

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

6. A chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces. If you eat 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces are left?

• 8

• 10

• 4

• 6

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 2 cups

• 3/2 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 1 1/5 cups

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

8. A ribbon is 7/8 of a yard long. If you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 7/32 yards

• 1/8 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 3/4 yards

9. A class has 24 students, and 1/3 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 6

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. If a tank holds 5/6 of a gallon of water and you pour out 1/2 of it, how much water is left in the tank?

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 5/12

• 2/3

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C