Fractions in Action: Real-Life Word Problems for 6th Graders

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/8 cup

A car travels 2/5 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour. How many miles does the car travel in one hour?

• 6 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 2 miles per hour

• 1 mile per hour

You have 5/8 of a pizza left. If you eat 1/4 of what you have, how much pizza do you have left?

• 1/2

• 15/32

• 7/32

• 3/8

A tank can hold 3/5 of a gallon of water. If you fill it with 0.6 gallons, how much more water can it hold?

• 0 gallons

• 0.2 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 0.4 gallons

A school has 2/3 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 120 students in total, how many students are participating?

• 80

• 60

• 100

• 40

You read 1/2 of a book that has 240 pages. How many pages do you have left to read?

• 150 pages

• 60 pages

• 100 pages

• 120 pages

A recipe requires 1/3 cup of oil. If you want to double the recipe, how much oil do you need in cups?

• 2/3 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

A gardener uses 3/4 of a bag of soil for one plant. If he has 2 bags, how many plants can he fully plant?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

You scored 7/10 on a test. What is your score as a decimal?

• 0.5

• 1.0

• 0.9

• 0.7

A bottle contains 5/6 of a liter of juice. If you pour out 0.5 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 liters

• 1 liter

• 1/3 liters

• 2/3 liters