Exploring Fractions: Models & Decimals in Multiplication

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she wants to share it equally among 2 friends, how much pizza will each friend get? Use a model to represent your answer.

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/8

2. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 1.5

• 2.0

• 3.0

• 0.5

3. A garden has 5 rows of flowers, and each row has 2/3 of a meter of flowers. How many meters of flowers are there in total? Use a model to show your work.

• 1.5 meters

• 4 meters

• 2.5 meters

• 3.33 meters

4. Tom read 3/5 of a book in one week. If he reads the same amount each week, how much of the book will he have read after 4 weeks? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 1.5

• 3.0

• 0.6

• 2.4

5. A box contains 6/8 of a pound of nuts. If you divide the nuts into 3 equal bags, how much will each bag contain? Use a model to illustrate your solution.

• 1/4 pound

• 1/2 pound

• 2/3 pound

• 3/8 pound

6. Emma has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. If she uses 2/3 of it for a project, how much ribbon does she have left? Show your work using a model.

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 5/18

• 3/4

7. A car travels 1/4 of a mile every minute. How far will it travel in 10 minutes? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 3.0

• 4.0

• 2.5

• 1.5

8. A baker made 3/5 of a cake and sold 2/5 of it. How much of the cake is left? Use a model to represent your answer.

• 1/2 of the cake is left.

• 1/5 of the cake is left.

• 3/5 of the cake is left.

• 2/5 of the cake is left.

9. If a bottle holds 2/3 of a liter of juice, how much juice is in 4 bottles? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 3.0

• 4.0

• 2.67

• 1.5

10. A teacher has 3/4 of a pack of markers. If she gives 1/2 of the pack to her students, how much does she have left? Use a model to show your calculations.

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4