Fraction Division: Real-Life Multi-Step Challenges

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

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/2 of the bag for a flower bed, how much soil does he have left?

• 1/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices are left?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

A baker made 2 1/2 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 1/2 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

A car can travel 3/5 of a tank of gas. If the tank holds 15 gallons, how many gallons can the car travel on a full tank?

• 12 gallons

• 9 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 15 gallons

A teacher has 4 1/2 hours to prepare for a class. If she spends 1/3 of that time on lesson planning, how much time is left for other preparations?

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

• 2 hours

• 1 hour

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

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

A farmer has 7/8 of a field planted with corn. If he plants 1/4 of the remaining field with beans, how much of the field is still unplanted?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/32

• 1/8

A bottle holds 1 1/2 liters of juice. If you pour out 2/3 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1 liter

• 0.5 liters

• 1 1/4 liters

• 2 liters

A school has 3/4 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 120 students in total, how many students are participating?

• 60

• 90

• 75

• 100