Simplify Fractions
Simplify
2/4
1/2
Juan had 2/3 pound of grapes. He gave 1/6 pound of grapes to his friend. What fraction of a pound of grapes remains?
Simplify if needed
1/2
The screen of a rectangular computer tablet is 1/2 of a foot long and 3/4 of a foot wide. What is the size of the screen, in square feet?
3/8 square feet
Nine students will equally share a 5-pound bag of marbles. How many pounds of marbles will each student get?
5/9
Mr. Green bought a 5-pound bag of sand for a science class. He wants to give 1/5 pound to each of his students. What is the maximum number of students that can receive 1/5 pound of sand?
25 students
Simplify
3/12
1/4
What is the value of the expression?
1/2 + 2/3 + 5/6
2
John reads 1/8 of her book every day. How much of his book will he have read after 6 days?
Simplify if needed
3/4 of the book
Twelve candy bars are evenly shared between Kay, Lyla, Morgan, and Abe. How many of the candy bars will each person get?
3 candy bars
Adriana has 4 cups of peanuts. How many 1/4 -cup servings does she have?
16 cup servings
Simplify
5/15
1/3
Marcus ran 1/3 of a mile and Mya ran 4/5 of a mile. How many miles did Marcus and Mya run?
Simplify if needed
1 2/15 miles
Sky pours 3/4 gallon of water into a bird bath. The next morning, she finds that 4/5 of the water is gone. What is the amount of water, in gallons, that is gone?
Simplify if needed
3/5 gallons of water
Four pizzas are shared equally among 6 people. What fraction of the pizza will each person get?
Simplify if needed
2/3
A group of 7 students share 1/2 of a box of erasers. How much of the box does each student receive?
1/14
Simplify
10/12
5/6
Joshua ran a total of 4 1/2 miles on Saturday and Sunday. He ran 1 1/3 miles only on Saturday. How many miles did Joshua run on Sunday?
Simplify if needed
3 1/6 miles
Teresa bought 3/4 of a pound of chocolate fudge. She gave 1/3 of that fudge to some friends. What fraction of a pound of the chocolate fudge did Teresa give to her friends?
Simplify if needed
1/4 pound of chocolate
A group of 6 friends picked a total of 10 pounds of strawberries. The strawberries were divided equally among the friends. What amount of strawberries did each friend get?
Simplify if needed
1 2/3 strawberries
A school painted 1/3 of a wall with 3 colors. Each color takes up the same amount of space. What fraction of the wall does each color occupy?
1/9
Simplify
8/12
2/3
Brenda has 11 2/3 feet of wood. Steve has 7 5/6 feet of wood. How many feet of wood do they have altogether?
Simplify if needed
19 1/2 feet of wood
A rectangular room is 1/2 feet long and 1/3 feet wide. What is the area of the room?
Simplify if needed
1/6 feet
Eight students in an art club will share 50 pounds of clay equally. How many pounds of clay will each student get?
Simplify if needed
6 1/4 pounds of clay
Three friends equally share 1/2 of a pizza. How much of the pizza does each friend get?
1/6