Finding Area and Fractions in Everyday Life

A garden is 3/4 of a meter long and 2/3 of a meter wide. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

• 1 square meter

• 1/2 square meters

• 2/3 square meters

• 1/4 square meters

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

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

A rectangular pool is 5/6 of a meter deep and 1/2 of a meter wide. What is the area of the pool's bottom in square meters?

• 0.3

• 0.4

• 0.25

• 0.1

You have a piece of fabric that is 2/5 of a yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/3 of a yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 0

A rectangular painting is 3/5 of a meter tall and 4/7 of a meter wide. What is the area of the painting in square meters?

• 5/6

• 1/2

• 12/35

• 3/4

If you have 2/3 of a pizza and you eat 1/4 of what you have, how much pizza do you have left?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/5

A rectangular garden bed is 1/2 meter long and 3/4 meter wide. What is the area of the garden bed in square meters?

• 0.25 square meters

• 0.5 square meters

• 0.375 square meters

• 1 square meter

You are making a fruit salad with 2/3 of a cup of strawberries and 1/2 of a cup of blueberries. How much fruit do you have in total?

• 7/6 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 5/6 cups

• 1 cup

A rectangular box is 3/4 of a meter long and 2/5 of a meter wide. What is the area of the box's base in square meters?

• 0.15

• 0.6

• 0.5

• 0.3

If a chocolate bar is divided into 1/6 pieces and you eat 2/3 of one piece, how much of the chocolate bar have you eaten?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/9