Fun with Simple Fractions: Sharing and Cooking Challenges

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/4

• 1/4

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

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. Tom has 2/3 of a pizza. He eats 1/4 of what he has. How much pizza does he have left?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 2/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

4. A garden is 5/6 of an acre. If 1/3 of the garden is planted with tomatoes, how much of the garden is planted with tomatoes?

• 2/3 of an acre

• 3/10 of an acre

• 5/18 of an acre

• 1/4 of an acre

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

5. Lisa drank 3/5 of a liter of juice. If she drinks 1/2 of what she has left, how much juice does she have now?

• 1/4 liters

• 1/5 liters

• 3/10 liters

• 2/5 liters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

6. A ribbon is 7/8 of a yard long. If you cut off 1/4 of the ribbon, how much ribbon is left?

• 3/4 yard

• 1/8 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 5/8 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

7. A car can travel 2/3 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2 and 2/3 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

8. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 3/8 cup of flour

• 1/2 cup of flour

• 2/3 cup of flour

• 1/4 cup of flour

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

9. Emma has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/3 of it to make a bag. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

10. A bottle contains 5/6 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/2 of it, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 5/12 liters

• 3/4 liters

• 2/3 liters

• 1/3 liters

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2