Fraction Fun: Subtracting & Multiplying in Real Life

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

A recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tom has 5 apples. He gives away 1/5 of them to his friend. How many apples does he have now?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 8

A gardener planted 1/2 of his flowers in the front yard. If he has 12 flowers, how many did he plant in the front yard?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

Lily has 3/4 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

A box contains 8 chocolates. If 3/4 of them are dark chocolate, how many dark chocolates are there?

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 4

During a sale, a store offers 1/3 off the price of a toy that costs $30. How much will you pay for the toy after the discount?

• $15

• $10

• $25

• $20

A baker made 2/5 of a cake and sold 1/5 of it. How much of the cake does he have left?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 3/5

In a fruit basket, 2/3 of the fruits are bananas. If there are 15 fruits in total, how many bananas are there?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 5