Fractions 1
Jamal ate 3/8 of a pizza. His sister ate 1/4 of the pizza. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
5/8
Jada made 6 cups of blueberry jam and divided the jam equally among 4 containers. How much jam went in each container?
1 1/2 cups
Gretchen has read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 75 pages, how many pages has Gretchen read?
45 pages
Aaron is making a tropical fruit drink for a birthday party. He combines 2 7/8 pints of pineapple juice, 3/4 pints of mango juice, and 1 1/2 pints of orange juice. How many pints of tropical fruit drink does Aaron make?
5 1/8
A water bottle is 3/4 full. If you drink 1/2 of what’s in the bottle, how much water do you drink?
1/4
Monique has 3/4 pound of candy corn she wants to give away to her friends. If she has 5 friends, how much will each friend get? Hint: Do not include Monique!
3/20 of a pound
Find the product. Be sure to simplify your answer. 2/3 x 6/7
4/7
Cady and her friends ate pizza after the football game on Friday night. On Saturday, Cady saw there were 1 1/8 pizzas left. She ate 3/4 of one pizza for lunch. How much pizza was left?
3/8
Aaliyah practiced her dance routine for 5/6 of an hour on Monday and 2/3 of an hour on Tuesday. How much total time did she spend practicing?
1 1/2
A box contains red, blue, and green markers. 1/5 are red, 2/5 are blue. What fraction are green?
3 green or 3/5
A group of children play in an orchestra. 1/4 of the children play a brass instrument. Of these children, 2/3 play a trumpet. What fraction of the group of children play a trumpet?
1/6
A meeting that Layla participated in lasted for 3 hours. If the meeting went on for 5/6 of an hour than scheduled, how long was the meeting planned for?
13/6 or 2 and 1/6
Rashard is editing a sound track that’s 7/8 minutes long. He wants to cut 3/16 minutes from the intro and 1/4 minutes from the outro. What’s the final length of the track?
7/16
A recipe for cookies calls for 2/3 of a cup of sugar per batch. Regina used 5 1/3 cups of sugar to make multiple batches of cookies. How many batches did she make?
8 batches
Sammy has a bag of sweets are fizzy. Of these fizzy sweets, 3/4 are orange. What fraction of sweets are fizzy and orange?
3/10
Susan had 4 boxes of cereal in her pantry. If she went through 7/2 boxes in a month, how many boxes of cereal remain?
1/2 of a box
A garden is divided into 12 equal plots. If 2/3 are used for vegetables and 1/4 for herbs, how many plots are left for flowers?
1/12 or 1 plot
Karen has 4 1/2 yards of ribbon to make team awards. Each award takes 5/8 of a yard. How many complete awards can she make?
7
At the local zoo, 5/6 of the creatures have fur. Of these furry animals, 1/3 are lions. What fraction of all the creatures are lions?
5/18
Arthur has 7/8 of a pound of chocolate. If he uses 3/8 of a pound of chocolate to garnish a few pies, what fraction of chocolate is left?
1/2