Multiplying and Dividing Fraction Word Problems

George has 1/3 pan of brownies. He eats 1/4 of them. What fraction did George eat?

• 1/7
• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/12

The seats at the chorus concert were 5/6 full, and 3/4 of the seats were students.  What part of the seats were filled with students?

• 10/9
• 9/10
• 5/8
• 8/10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

Bradley had 1/2 of a pizza pie left over from a party. The next day he ate 3/5 of his leftovers. How much pizza did he eat the next day?

• 4/7
• 3/10
• 4/5
• 3/7

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of the tomatoes are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?

• 2/8
• 3/15
• 3/8
• 2/15

Three friends shared half of a pizza equally. How much of the whole pizza pie did each friend eat?

• 1/6
• 1/5
• 3/2
• 2/3

Anthony divided 3/4 of a pound of butter into 6 equal parts. How much butter was in each part?

• 8 lb
• 18/4 lb
• 1/8 lb
• 1/24 lb

Vinh bought 4 gallons of ice cream to serve.  If a pint is 1/8 of a gallon, how many pint-sized servings can be made?

• 32
• 36
• 26
• 3 1/6

There are 12 cups of cereal in Mrs. Averette's cheerios box.  If each serving is 1/4 of a cup, how many servings of cheerios does Mrs. Averette have in one box?

• 48
• 36
• 1/36
• 1/48

A recipe for 1 batch of cookies calls for ⅔ cups of raisins. Amy made 2½ batches of cookies. How many cups of raisins did she use in all?

• 1 5/6
• 3 1/6
• 2 1/3
• 1 2/3