WorksheetsReal-Life Fraction Problems: Mixing & Simplifying
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of fabric. She wants to use 2/3 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric will she use?
1 yard
1/4 yard
1/2 yard
3/8 yard
2. A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If you want to make only 2/5 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
1/2 cup
2/5 cups
3/5 cups
1 cup
3. A garden is 5/6 of an acre. If 1/2 of the garden is planted with tomatoes, how much of the garden is planted with tomatoes?
2/3 acres
3/4 acres
5/12 acres
1/3 acres
4. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?
4 slices
5 slices
6 slices
7 slices
5. Emma has 2 1/4 liters of juice. She pours 1/3 of it into a pitcher. How much juice is in the pitcher?
1 liter
2 liters
1 1/2 liters
3/4 liters
6. A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If you eat 1/4 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?
4 pieces
6 pieces
3 pieces
2 pieces
7. A recipe requires 2/5 of a cup of oil. If you want to double the recipe, how much oil will you need?
3/5 cup
1/2 cup
1 cup
4/5 cup
8. A car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How far does it travel in that time?
1 mile
2/5 miles
3/5 miles
1/2 mile
9. A box contains 1 1/2 dozen eggs. If you use 2/3 of the eggs for baking, how many eggs did you use?
10 eggs
8 eggs
6 eggs
12 eggs
10. A tank holds 4 1/2 gallons of water. If you fill it with 1/3 of its capacity, how much water is in the tank?
1.5 gallons
3 gallons
2 gallons
4 gallons
