Practice Fractions in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

A fraction is a number of the form ab where a (the numerator) counts how many equal parts you have and b (the denominator, which must not be zero) tells how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

A pizza cut into 4 slices—eating 1 slice means you ate 14 of the pizza.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

easy
Express 12 with a denominator of 8.

Example 2

hard
On a road trip, 25 of the distance was driven by Ana and 13 by Ben. What fraction was left for Cara?

Example 3

easy
In 59, which number is the numerator?

Example 4

challenge
Why does 23 equal 812? Justify using equal parts.

Example 5

medium
A class has 24 students. 38 of them walk to school. How many students walk?

Example 6

hard
Simplify 1238.

Example 7

medium
What is 23 of 34?

Example 8

medium
Sara reads 25 of a book on Monday and 14 on Tuesday. What fraction is left to read?

Example 9

medium
Which is larger, 34 or 710? Rewrite with a common denominator.

Example 10

easy
Write 'three fourths' as a fraction.

Example 11

hard
Compute 23+14−16.

Example 12

medium
Order from least to greatest: 35,23,710.

Example 13

medium
Subtract 56−14.

Example 14

easy
Subtract 710−310.

Example 15

hard
Which is larger: 1724 or 1116?

Example 16

medium
A recipe needs 23 cup of sugar. You make half the recipe. How much sugar do you use?

Example 17

easy
Add 25+15.

Example 18

easy
Add 49+29.

Example 19

medium
A wall is 56 painted. What fraction is still unpainted?

Example 20

easy
A bag has 10 marbles; 4 are red. What fraction of the marbles are red?