Fraction Fun: Models & Equivalents in Real Life

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get? Use a model to show your work.

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need? Find the equivalent fraction to solve this problem.

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

3. A garden is 1/2 full of flowers. If 1/3 of the flowers are red, what fraction of the garden is filled with red flowers? Use a model to illustrate your answer.

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

4. If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3/8 of it, what fraction of the chocolate bar is left? Show your work using a visual model.

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

5. A class of 24 students is going on a field trip. If 2/3 of the students are bringing lunch, how many students are bringing lunch? Find the equivalent fraction to help solve this.

• 20

• 18

• 16

• 12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

6. Emma has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left? Use a model to represent your solution.

• 1/3 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

7. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour will you need in total? Show your calculations with equivalent fractions.

• 2 cups

• 1 4/5 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

8. A tank is filled to 3/4 of its capacity. If 1/2 of that water is used for watering plants, what fraction of the tank is still full? Use a model to demonstrate your answer.

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

9. If a book has 120 pages and you have read 2/5 of it, how many pages have you read? Find the equivalent fraction to help you calculate this.

• 60 pages

• 30 pages

• 72 pages

• 48 pages

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. A pizza is cut into 10 slices. If you eat 3/10 of the pizza and your friend eats 2/10, what fraction of the pizza is left? Use a model to visualize your answer.

• 1/4

• 2/10

• 1/2

• 3/5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A