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Lesson 1: Proportional Relationships with Fractions — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A recipe requires a piece of string cheese that is $\frac{3}{4}$ of a foot long. How many inches of string cheese is needed? ___ inches

  2. 2. A container has 1 gallon of milk. If a family drinks $\frac{1}{2}$ of the milk, how many quarts did they drink?

    • A. 1 quart
    • B. 2 quarts
    • C. 3 quarts
    • D. 4 quarts
  3. 3. A block of cheese weighs 1 pound. If you use $\frac{5}{8}$ of the block for a party, how many ounces of cheese did you use? ___ ounces

  4. 4. A garden hose is 1 yard long. If you use $\frac{2}{3}$ of its length, how many feet of the hose did you use?

    • A. 1 foot
    • B. 2 feet
    • C. 3 feet
    • D. 4 feet
  5. 5. A pitcher contains 1 gallon of juice. If you pour out $\frac{3}{8}$ of the juice, how many quarts did you pour?

    • A. 1 quart
    • B. 1 $\frac{1}{2}$ quarts
    • C. 2 quarts
    • D. 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ quarts
  6. 6. A piece of wood is $\frac{5}{6}$ of a foot long. What is its length in inches? ___ inches

  7. 7. A recipe needs $\frac{1}{4}$ of a pound of butter. How many ounces of butter is this?

    • A. 2 ounces
    • B. 4 ounces
    • C. 6 ounces
    • D. 8 ounces
  8. 8. A bag of nuts weighs one pound. If you eat $\frac{3}{8}$ of the bag, how many ounces did you eat? ___ ounces

  9. 9. A landscaper uses $\frac{3}{4}$ of a gallon of fertilizer. How many quarts of fertilizer did the landscaper use?

    • A. 1 quart
    • B. 2 quarts
    • C. 3 quarts
    • D. 4 quarts
  10. 10. A bus travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is the unit rate in miles per hour? ___