Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Caroline collected 3 ¼ bags of bottles to take to the recycling center.

⅓ of the bags are glass bottles

⅔ of the bags are plastic bottles

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles. How many bags will the recycling center accept?

• 1 ⅞

• 1 ⅙

• 2 ⅙

• 3 ½

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Mina has ½ of a bag of popcorn. She eats half of her popcorn. How much popcorn does Mina have left?

• ⅛ of a bag

• ¼ of a bag

• ½ of a bag

• 1 bag

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Two-thirds of the students in Carl’s class are boys. Three-eighths of the boys are 10 years old. What fraction of the students in Carl’s class are 10 year-old boys?

• 3/14

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 3/8

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Find the reciprocal of ⅛

• 8

• 1/8

• 16

• 64

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

The soccer team served sports drinks after the game. 5/8 of the bottles had orange drink. 2/3 as many had grape drink. What fraction of the bottles had grape drink?

• 7/12

• 5/16

• 15/16

• 5/12

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

⁴/₉  ÷  ¹/₂

• ⁸/₉
• ⁵/₁₁
• ⁶/₁₀
• ⁴/₁₈

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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

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

• 13
• 6
• 9
• This is not possible.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Mrs. Appler used ½ gallon of olive oil to make 8 identical batches of salad dressing.  How many gallons of olive oil did she use in each batch? 

• 32 gallons
• 16 gallons
• 1/16 gallons
• 1/8 gallons

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Mrs. Silverstein bought 3 cakes for a birthday party.  She cuts each cake into quarters (1/4) and plans to serve each guest one quarter of a cake.  How many guests can she serve with all of her cakes?

• 1/12
• 12
• 20
• 36

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B