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Unit 1, Part A: Fraction Review

  1. Sam had a pizza that was divided into 8 equal slices. He ate 3 of them. Danny has a pizza that is the same size but divided into 4 equal slices. He ate 3 slices of his pizza. Who ate more pizza?
  1. Kim made two cakes that were exactly the same size. The first cake was a chocolate cake and cut into 6 equal slices. The second cake was a yellow cake and cut into 12 equal slices. Kim takes her cakes to a party. People eat 3 slices of the chocolate cake and 5 slices of the yellow cake. Which cake did people eat more of?
  1. Jamie bakes two pies, one was cherry and the other blueberry. The blueberry pie is cut into 8 equal pieces and the cherry pie was cut into 16 equal slices. His friends eat 2 of the slices of cherry pie and 3 of the blueberry pie slices. Which did they eat more of?
  1. Sara read 11 pages of her 25 page book. Mark read 18 pages of his 60 page book. Who has read more of their book?
  1. Sara ran 16 ¼ yards and Luke ran 13 2/3 yards. How much more did Sara run than Luke?
  1. Jessica is using 3 1/5 cups flour to make a cake. If she is making 6 cakes, how much flour will she need?
  1. Compare 2/6 and 4/11
  1. What is 23/2 as a mixed number?
  1. During a fishing tournament, Miguel caught a fish that was 18 ¼ inches long. Kelim caught a fish that was 16 ½ inches long. How much longer is Miguel's fish than Kelim's?
  1. Kim has $12. If she loses of 1/3 of it, how much did she lose?
  1. Jim studied for 3/5 of an hour. Don studied for 1/6. How much longer did Jim study than Don?
  1. Samantha picked 4/5 quart of strawberries and ate 1/12 of the quart. How much does she have left?
  1. Laura walked ¼ of a mile and stopped. She then walked another ½ of mile. What was the total amount that she walked?
  1. How many 2/3 cup sugar bowls would fill an 8 cup sugar jar?
  1. A chef is making a recipe that calls for 4 ½ cups of flour but he wants to cut the recipe in ½. How much sugar will he need then?
  1. Sociologists have determined that 2/5 of people are shy. If a person interviews 50 people, how many of them should be shy based on this?
  1. A person receives $56 for working a full day. How much will they make for working ¼ of a day?
  1. A board 3/5 of a meter is cut into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
  1. A living room took 1 ¼ gallons of paint and the family room took 3 1/5 gallons. How much paint was used in all?
  1. Add the following mixed numbers.

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*Bonus: A fish tank holds 12 gallons of water when in is ¾ full. How much would it hold if it was completely full?