Fraction Word Problems

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

At Brunswick Zone Arcade, of all the games in the arcade, 2/3 of them are racing games. Of those, ½ are motorcycle racing games. What fraction of the games at Brunswick are motorcycle games?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

A candy store sells gumdrops in bags of 1/8 of a pound each. Determine the weight of six bags.

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

Mom has ½ cup of sprinkles to sprinkle on Brandon’s birthday cupcakes. She uses half of the sprinkles. How much does she use?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

The corner market bakery needed 3/8 of a pound of sugar for their recipe. They only had ½ of what they needed. How much sugar did they have?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

On Sunday, Cracker Barrel used 9 gallons of syrup. On Monday, they used ¾ of that amount. How much did they use on Monday?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

A mother makes 1/2 of a pound of white fudge. She divides the fudge into three equal containers. How much fudge does she put in each container?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

Jayson needs to read 1/4 of his book this week. He plans to read an equal amount each day for five days. What fraction of his book does he need to read daily?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

After a birthday party, ½ of a cake remains. If 2 friends share the rest of the cake, what fraction of the original cake does each friend get?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

A famous chef uses flour to thicken his sauces. He had 3/4 of a cup of flour and he needs 1/7 of a cup for each sauce. How many sauces can he make?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

After going to the candy store, Mary had 11/12 of a pound of candy. Her mom had her put it into bags with 1/6 of a pound in each bag. How many bags of candy did she have?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

Jerry is organizing his book shelf. His book shelf is 8/9 of a foot. Each of his chapter books is 1/12 of a foot wide. How many books can he fit on the shelf?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Multiplication or division word problem?

Naira had 6 mini watermelons for her family barbeque. She cut each watermelon into fourths. How many pieces of watermelon would she have?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What is the answer to the model shown?

• 1/16
• 1/4
• 7/16
• 1/2

Multiple Choice

What multiplication problem is being modeled in this picture?

• 3/4 x 3/4
• 4/3 x 4/3
• 3/4 x 3/5
• 3/4 x 4/3

Multiple Choice

What multiplication problem is being modeled in this picture?

• 3/8 x 1/4
• 1/8 x 3/4
• 3/7 x 1/4
• 1/7 x 3/4

Multiple Choice

Kiely is making bracelets for her friends. She had 9 feet of string, and she needs 1/3 a foot of string for every bracelet. How many bracelets can she make? 

• 27 bracelets
• 1/27 bracelets 

Multiple Choice

A chef had 7 avocados.  How many servings of guacamole could he make if each bowl uses one-fourth of an avocado?

• 7
• 1/28
• 28
• 24

Multiple Choice

A pet store had five dogs to feed.  If they only had one-fourth of a bag of dog food and each dog got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each dog get?

• 20
• 1/20
• 16

Multiple Choice

A farmer was dividing up his one-half of an acre of land between his 4 children.  since each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?

• 8
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 1/8

Multiple Choice

Derek is hanging streamers for the party. Each streamer is $$2\frac{2}{5}$$   meters long.

If he hangs 3 streamers end to end, what is the total length of the streamers?

• $$1\frac{2}{5}$$  meters 

• $$\frac{12}{15}$$  meters 

• $$5\frac{2}{5}$$  meters 

• $$7\frac{1}{5}$$ meters 

Multiple Choice

Annie is baking cakes for her brother's birthday. She uses $$\frac{4}{5}$$  cups of flour for each cake. If she bakes 3 cakes, how many cups of flour will she need in all?

• $$\frac{4}{15}$$  cups

• $$1\frac{4}{5}$$  cups

• $$2\frac{2}{5}$$  cups

• $$3\frac{1}{5}$$  cups

Multiple Choice

Mr. Rodriguez has $$\frac{5}{8}$$   ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?

• $$\frac{30}{8}$$  ton

• $$\frac{1}{8}$$  ton

• $$\frac{5}{48}$$  ton

• $$\frac{11}{48}$$   ton