Grade 6 Math: Fractions and Graph Data Challenges

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

A class of 30 students went on a field trip. If 2/5 of the students brought their lunch, how many students brought their lunch?

• 10

• 12

• 20

• 15

A graph shows the number of books read by students in a month. If 1/3 of the students read 6 books, how many students read 6 books?

• 2 students read 6 books.

• All students read 6 books.

• Half of the students read 6 books.

• Cannot determine without total number of students.

In a survey, 1/4 of the participants preferred chocolate ice cream. If 80 people participated, how many preferred chocolate ice cream?

• 10

• 30

• 40

• 20

A garden has 12 rows of plants. If 1/3 of the rows are tomatoes, how many rows are tomatoes?

• 8

• 6

• 10

• 4

A pie chart shows the favorite sports of students. If 1/2 of the students like soccer and there are 40 students, how many students like soccer?

• 30

• 25

• 10

• 20

A store sold 120 toys in a week. If 1/4 of the toys sold were dolls, how many dolls were sold?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

A line graph shows the temperature over a week. If the temperature was 70°F on Monday and increased by 1/2°F each day, what was the temperature on Wednesday?

• 69°F

• 73°F

• 71°F

• 72°F

In a class, 3/8 of the students play soccer. If there are 32 students in total, how many students play soccer?

• 24

• 12

• 16

• 8

A bar graph shows the number of pets owned by families. If 1/5 of the families own dogs and there are 100 families, how many families own dogs?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15