Multiply/Divide Fractions Word Problems

What is the value of twelve divided by one third?

• 4
• 1/12
• 36
• 24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

An electrician has 6 feet of copper wire. He needs to cut the wire into pieces that are each 3/4 foot long. How many pieces of wire can he cut from the 6-foot wire

• 4   1/2
• 8
• 9  1/2 
• 10 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Michaela will cut circles from 6 sheets of construction paper. If she uses 1/4 sheet for each circle, what is the maximum number of circles she can make?

• 6  1/4
• 18
• 24
• 1 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

How many 3/4-ounce servings of rice are in an 8 and 1/4-ounce bag of rice?

• 8
• 10
• 11
• 12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

A local hair salon has 6  2/3 gallons of shampoo to split among 5 hairdressers. How much shampoo will each hairdresser receive?

• 1 1/3 gallons
• 11/15 gallon
• 3/4 gallon
• 1 2/3 gallons

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

A larger piece of wood that measures 8 1/2  feet long will be cut into smaller pieces that measure 1/4 foot each. How many smaller pieces of wood can be cut from the larger piece of wood? 

• 4
• 17
• 32
• 34

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Divide 16/25 ÷ 8/15

• 2/5
• 4/5
• 1 1/6
• 1 1/5

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Sergio has 3/4 lb of peanuts. He divides them into 1/16-lb snack bags. How many bags does he fill?

• 4
• 12
• 13
• 20

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Katherine is sewing decorative banners. Each banner uses 3/8 yard of fabric. Katherine has 2 and 1/3 yards of fabric. How many banners can she make?

• 2
• 7
• 3
• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

3/4 divided by 2/3

• 6/12
• 1/2
• 6/6 or 1
• 9/8 or 1 1/8

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1