Fractions as Division
What is 3/4 written as a division problem?
A. 3 + 4
B. 3 ÷ 4
C. 3 × 4
D. 4 ÷ 3
B. 3 ÷ 4
Elle ran 3/4 of a mile on Monday, 2/3 of a mile on Tuesday, and 5/6 of a mile on Wednesday.
On which day did Elle run the shortest distance?
A. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Tuesday
D. She ran the same distance each day
B. Wednesday
GMAS Study Guide Question!
What is the difference of these fractions?
1 5/8 - 2/3
a. 2/24
b. 16/24
c. 23/24
d. 11/5
c. 23/24
Willow is baking cookies for a school fundraiser. Each batch of cookies requires 3/4 cup of sugar. If she makes 8 batches, how much sugar will she need in total?
A. 4 cups
B. 5 cups
C. 6 cups
D. 7 cups
C. 6 cups
Joanna has 1/2 of a pizza left. She wants to divide it equally among 4 friends. What fraction of the whole pizza will each friend receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/8
C. 2/4
D. 4/2
B. 1/8
Jayden has 5 pizzas to share equally among 8 friends. What fraction of a pizza does each friend get?
A. 8/5
B. 3/8
C. 5/8
D. 1 3/5
C. 5/8
Compare the fractions: 5/8 _____ 3/5 .
Which symbol correctly completes the comparison?
A. >
B. =
C. <
D. Cannot be determined
A. >
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At a farm, 3/5 of the total area is covered by a pumpkin patch and 1/4 of the total area is covered by a cornfield.
What fraction of the total area of the farm is covered by the pumpkin patch and the cornfield combined?
a. 4/9
b. 5/20
c. 12/20
d. 17/20
d. 17/20
A water bottle holds 2/3 liter of water. If Alberto fills 12 water bottles for his soccer team, how many liters of water does he have in total?
A. 6 liters
B. 7 liters
C. 8 liters
D. 9 liters
C. 8 liters
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Sydney has a piece of fabric that is 6 feet long. She cuts the fabric into sections that are 1/4 foot long.
Which equation can be used to find the number of sections, n, that Sydney cut the fabric into?
a. 1/4 x 6 = n
b. 6 - 1/4 = n
c. 1/4 divided by 6 = n
d. 6 divided by 1/4 = n
d. 6 divided by 1/4 = n
A baker has 4 containers to evenly divide 11 pounds of flour. How many pounds of flour will be in each container?
A. 2 1/4 pounds
B. 3 1/4 pounds
C. 2 3/4 pounds
D. 4/11 pounds
C. 2 3/4 pounds
Three friends shared a pizza. Keneth ate 2/6 of the pizza, London ate 1/4 of the pizza, and Canaan ate 3/8 of the pizza.
Who ate the greatest amount?
A. Keneth
B. London
C. Canaan
D. They all ate the same amount
C. Canaan
Cheign is building a birdhouse. He needs a piece of wood that is 2 1/2 feet long. He has a board that is 5 3/4 feet long.
After cutting the piece he needs, how much wood will be left over?
A. 3 1/4 feet
B. 3 1/2 feet
C. 3 feet
D. 2 3/4 feet
A. 3 1/4 feet
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Four student each draw a circle. They each shade 3/4 of their circles.
Which equation shows how much of the circles shaded altogether?
a. 4 x 1/4 = 4/4 = 1
b. 3 x 3/4 = 7/4 = 1 3/4
c. 4 x 3/4 = 3/16
d. 4 x 3/4 = 12/4 = 3
d. 4 x 3/4 = 12/4 = 3
Joshua has 3 cups of juice. He wants to pour the juice into containers that each hold 1/4 cup. How many containers can he fill?
A. 3 containers
B. 6 containers
C. 9 containers
D. 12 containers
D. 12 containers
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Ms. Greenwood has a 60-pound bag of sand. She pours all the sand into 8 buckets. She puts an equal amount of sand in each bucket.
What is the total amount of sand in each bucket?
a. 2/15 pound
b. 6 1/2 pounds
c. 7 1/2 pounds
d. 8 1/2 pounds
c. 7 1/2 pounds
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Ryan and Eva each had a pie that was the same size. Ryan cut his pie into 5 equal pieces and now has 2 pieces remaining. Eva cut her pie into 3 qual pieces and now has 1 piece remaining.
Which comparison of the amounts of pie Ryan and Eva have remaining is correct?
a. Ryan has more pie remaining than Eva has because 1/3 is less than 1/5.
b. Eva has more pie remaining than Ryan has because 1/3 is less than 1/5.
c. Ryan has more pie remaining than Eva has because 1/3 is less than 2/5 but more than 1/5.
D. Eva has more pie remaining than Ryan because 1/3 is less than 2/5 but more than 1/5.
c. Ryan has more pie remaining than Eva has because 1/3 is less than 2/5 but more than 1/5.
Emma walked 1 2/3 miles to the library and then walked 5/6 mile to the park. What is the total distance Emma walked?
A. 2 1/2 miles
B. 2 1/3 miles
C. 2 1/6 miles
D. 1 7/9 miles
A. 2 1/2 miles
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Kevin has 3 building blocks. The length of each building block is 5/9 inch. The expression shown can be used to find the total length, in inches, of the building blocks.
5/9 x 3 =
What is the total length, in inches, of Kevin's 3 building blocks?
a. 5/27
b. 15/16
c. 15/9
d. 135/9
c. 15/9
Chanzly is making friendship bracelets. She has 1/4 meter of string and needs to divide it equally among 5 bracelets. How much string will each bracelet get?
A. 1/9 meter
B. 1/20 meter
C. 5/4 meters
D. 4/5 meter
B. 1/20 meter
A group of 6 students needs to share 15 granola bars equally. How many granola bars does each student receive?
A. 2 granola bars
B. 2 1/3 granola bars
C. 2 1/2 granola bars
D. 6/15 granola bars
C. 2 1/2 granola bars
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Three friends each had a bottle of water. Leah drank 4/7 of water in her bottle. Naksh drank 3/8 of water in his bottle. Jose drank 2/5 of the water in his bottle. The fractions are shown.
4/7, 3/8, 2/5
Which expression correctly lists the amount of water each of the friends drank from least to greatest?
a. 3/8 < 4/7 < 2/5
b. 3/8 < 2/5 < 4/7
c. 2/5 < 4/7 < 3/8
d. 2/5 < 3/8 < 4/7
b. 3/8 < 2/5 < 4/7
At Wildlife Junction Petting Zoo, 2/3 of the zoo is used for animal exhibits, 1/4 of the zoo is used for the children's play area, and the remaining space is used for the ticket counter and the food court.
Does it make sense to say 3/7 of the zoo is used for the animal and zoo exhibits combined?
a. It makes sense because 3/7 is greater than 1/4.
b. It does not make sense, because 3/7 is less than 2/3.
c. It does not make sense, because 2/3 is close to 1 and 1/4 is close to 1/2, so the sum should be close to 1 1/2.
d. It makes sense because 2/3 is close to 1/2 and 1/4 is close to 1/2, so the sum should be close to 1/2.
b. It does not make sense, because 3/7 is less than 2/3.
Norrah is planting a vegetable garden. Each row requires 5/8 pound of fertilizer. If she has 16 rows in her garden, how many pounds of fertilizer will she need?
A. 8 pounds
B. 9 pounds
C. 10 pounds
D. 12 pounds
C. 10 pounds
Skyla, Joanna, Yareni and Ana have 4 pounds of flour. Each cookie recipe requires 1/2 pound of flour. How many batches of cookies can they make?
A. 2 batches
B. 4 batches
C. 6 batches
D. 8 batches
D. 8 batches