Fractions in Action: Identifying and Using Fractions

1. Sarah has 12 apples. She gives away 1/4 of them to her friends. How many apples does she give away?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 2

2. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If Tom eats 3/8 of the pizza, how many slices does he eat?

• 2 slices

• 5 slices

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

3. There are 20 students in a class. If 1/5 of them are wearing glasses, how many students are wearing glasses?

• 2

• 6

• 4

• 8

4. Lisa has 15 marbles. She loses 2/5 of them. How many marbles does she have left?

• 9

• 10

• 7

• 12

5. A garden has 24 flowers. If 1/3 of the flowers are red, how many red flowers are there?

• 6

• 12

• 8

• 10

6. Mark read 1/2 of his book, which has 40 pages. How many pages has he read?

• 20 pages

• 25 pages

• 15 pages

• 30 pages

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

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1 cup

8. In a box of chocolates, 2/5 are dark chocolate. If there are 25 chocolates in total, how many are dark chocolate?

• 15

• 5

• 20

• 10

9. Emma has 30 stickers. She gives away 1/6 of them to her friends. How many stickers does she give away?

• 15

• 3

• 10

• 5

10. A cake is divided into 10 equal pieces. If 4 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 3/5

• 4/10

• 2/5

• 1/2