Real-Life Fraction Word Problems for Grade 6

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?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

A car travels 2/5 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour. What is the speed of the car in miles per hour?

• 2 miles per hour

• 6 miles per hour

• 8 miles per hour

• 4 miles 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?

• 15/32

• 7/16

• 3/8

• 1/2

A garden is 1/3 full of flowers. If you plant 1/2 more flowers, what fraction of the garden will be full of flowers?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/2

A bottle holds 1/2 liter of water. If you fill it with 0.25 liters, how much more water can it hold?

• 0.25 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 1 liter

You read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages have you read?

• 80 pages

• 100 pages

• 120 pages

• 150 pages

A recipe requires 2/3 of a cup of oil. If you want to double the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

A class has 24 students, and 1/3 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 8

• 6

• 10

You have 7/10 of a yard of fabric. If you use 1/5 of it for a project, how much fabric do you have left?

• 1/3 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 3/10 yard

• 1/2 yard

A tank is filled with 3/4 of its capacity. If it can hold 2 liters, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 1 liter

• 1.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 2.5 liters