Real-World Fractions Worksheet
🍕 Part 1: Food Fractions
1. Sarah ate 3/8 of a pizza and her brother ate 2/8 of the same pizza. How much pizza did they eat altogether?
2. A chocolate bar has 12 pieces. If you eat 1/4 of the chocolate bar, how many pieces did you eat?
3. Mum bought 2 1/2 kg of apples. The family ate 3/4 kg on Monday. How many kilograms are left?
4. Which fraction represents the largest portion of cake?
5. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. How much flour do you need to make 3 batches?
6. Tom drank 1/3 of a 600ml bottle of juice. How many millilitres did he drink?
7. Which of these fractions are equivalent to 1/2? (Check all that apply)
8. A birthday cake is cut into 16 equal pieces. If 7 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake remains?
💰 Part 2: Money and Shopping
9. Jake saved $45. He spent 2/5 of his money on a game. How much money did he spend?
10. A toy costs $24. If it's on sale for 1/4 off the original price, how much is the discount?
11. Emma has $80. She spends 3/8 on clothes and 1/4 on books. How much money does she have left?
12. Which represents the best value for money?
1/3 of a chocolate bar for $2
1/2 of a chocolate bar for $2.50
2/3 of a chocolate bar for $3.50
3/4 of a chocolate bar for $4
13. A shop offers 1/3 off all items. If a jumper originally costs $60, what is the sale price?
14. Lisa earns $12 per hour babysitting. She worked for 2 3/4 hours. How much did she earn?
15. A family spends 1/4 of their weekly budget on groceries. If their weekly budget is $400, how much do they spend on groceries?
⏰ Part 3: Time Fractions
16. How many minutes are in 3/4 of an hour?
17. A movie is 2 1/2 hours long. Sam has watched 3/5 of the movie. How many hours has he watched?
18. School starts at 9:00 AM and finishes at 3:00 PM. If lunch break is 1/6 of the school day, how long is lunch break?
19. Which fraction represents 30 minutes?
1/4 of an hour
1/3 of an hour
1/2 of an hour
2/3 of an hour
20. Ben practices piano for 1/3 of an hour each day. How many minutes does he practice in a week?
21. A train journey takes 4 hours. After 1 3/4 hours, what fraction of the journey is complete?
📏 Part 4: Measurement and Distance
22. A rope is 6 metres long. If you cut off 2/3 of it, how many metres did you cut off?
23. The distance from home to school is 1 2/5 kilometres. How many metres is this?
24. A recipe needs 3/4 cup of milk. If 1 cup = 250ml, how many millilitres of milk are needed?
25. Which measurements are equivalent to 1/2 metre? (Check all that apply)
50 centimetres
500 millimetres
0.5 metres
5 decimetres
26. A garden bed is 4 1/2 metres long. If you plant flowers along 2/3 of its length, how many metres will have flowers?
27. A bottle holds 2 litres of water. If 3/8 of the water is used, how many millilitres remain?
28. Convert 3/5 of a kilogram to grams.
🏃♂️ Part 5: Sports and Activities
29. In a rugby match, the All Blacks scored 2/5 of their points in the first half. If they scored 30 points total, how many points did they score in the first half?
30. A swimming pool is 25 metres long. Sarah has swum 3/5 of the length. How many metres has she swum?
31. A cricket team played 20 matches. They won 3/4 of their matches. How many matches did they win?
32. Which fraction represents the greatest portion of a sports field?
33. A netball training session lasts 1 1/2 hours. If warm-up takes 1/6 of the session, how many minutes is the warm-up?
34. A marathon is 42.2 kilometres. If a runner has completed 5/8 of the race, how many kilometres have they run?
🎨 Part 6: Art and Crafts
35. A piece of fabric is 2 3/4 metres long. If you use 1/3 of it for a project, how much fabric did you use?
36. Paint covers 12 square metres per litre. How much area will 2/3 of a litre cover?
37. A art class has 24 students. If 5/8 of them are working on paintings, how many students are painting?
38. Which fraction shows the smallest part of a craft project completed?
39. A mosaic uses 180 tiles. If 2/9 of the tiles are blue, how many blue tiles are there?
🌡️ Part 7: Weather and Temperature
40. The temperature dropped by 2/5 from 25°C. What is the new temperature?
41. It rained for 3/7 of the week. How many days did it rain?
42. The weather forecast shows a 3/4 chance of rain. Express this as a percentage.
43. Which fraction represents the highest chance of sunshine?
📚 Part 8: School and Learning
44. A test has 40 questions. If you answered 7/8 correctly, how many questions did you get right?
45. A school has 360 students. If 2/3 participate in sports, how many students play sports?
46. A textbook has 240 pages. You've read 5/8 of it. How many pages have you read?
47. Which subjects take up the most time in a school day? (Check all that apply if they each represent 1/4 of the day)
Mathematics (1/4 of the day)
English (2/8 of the day)
Science (1/5 of the day)
Social Studies (1/6 of the day)
48. A library has 1200 books. If 3/8 are fiction books, how many fiction books are there?
🔧 Part 9: Problem Solving
49. Add these fractions: 1/6 + 2/6 + 1/6 = ________
50. A farmer harvested 4 2/3 tonnes of wheat. He sold 3/4 of it. How many tonnes did he sell?
📋 Answer Sheet
Part 1: Food Fractions
1. 5/8 of the pizza
2. 3 pieces
3. 1 3/4 kg or 1.75 kg
4. 2/5 (0.4 is largest)
5. 2 cups
6. 200ml
7. 2/4, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12
8. 9/16
Part 2: Money and Shopping
9. $18
10. $6
11. $30
12. 2/3 of a chocolate bar for $3.50 (best value per fraction)
13. $40
14. $33
15. $100
Part 3: Time Fractions
16. 45 minutes
17. 1 1/2 hours or 1.5 hours
18. 1 hour
19. 1/2 of an hour
20. 140 minutes
21. 7/16
Part 4: Measurement and Distance
22. 4 metres
23. 1400 metres
24. 187.5ml
25. 50 centimetres, 500 millimetres, 0.5 metres, 5 decimetres
26. 3 metres
27. 1250ml
28. 600 grams
Part 5: Sports and Activities
29. 12 points
30. 15 metres
31. 15 matches
32. 3/4 (0.75 is largest)
33. 15 minutes
34. 26.375 kilometres
Part 6: Art and Crafts
35. 11/12 metres
36. 8 square metres
37. 15 students
38. 1/3 (smallest fraction)
39. 40 blue tiles
Part 7: Weather and Temperature
40. 15°C
41. 3 days
42. 75%
43. 9/10 (0.9 is highest)
Part 8: School and Learning
44. 35 questions
45. 240 students
46. 150 pages
47. Mathematics and English (both equal 1/4)
48. 450 fiction books
Part 9: Problem Solving
49. 4/6 or 2/3
50. 3 1/2 tonnes or 3.5 tonnes
