Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Marie has 2 spools of ribbon. One spool holds 3 yards of ribbon, and the other spool holds 2 yards of ribbon. She uses all of the ribbon to cut bookmarks that are each ¼ yard long. How many bookmarks does Marie make?

• 1/20 
• 20 
• 8
• 1/8

Monica divided 1/2 of a gallon of ketchup equally into 4 smaller bottles to put on the tables in her hamburger restaurant. How much ketchup did she put in each bottle?

• 1/4 gallon
• 8 gallons
• 1/8 gallon
• 1/16 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Jason has 2 cups of muffin batter. He uses 1/4 cup of batter for each muffin. How many muffins can Jason make with the batter?

• 1/2
• 8
• 6
• 4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Of the 64 students in grade five, ⅜ are car riders and ⅛ are walkers. The rest take the bus. How many fifth graders take the bus to school? 

• 8
• 24
• 32
• 36

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

It takes 1/2 of a cup of flour to make a batch of pancakes.  Ed has 6 cups of flour.  How many batches of pancakes can he make?

• 12 batches of pancakes
• He doesn't have enough flour to make a batch of pancakes
• 1/12 batches of pancakes

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

A recipe calls for  ²/₅ of a pound of chicken for each person. If there are 8 people to be fed, how many pounds of chicken are required?

• 10/5
• 3 and 1/5
• 2 and 6/5
• None

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

A gymnastics class is having blueberries for a snack. A serving size of blueberries is ​​1/4 of a cup. If there are 3 cups of blueberries, how many gymnasts can get a snack?

• 12
• 1/12
• 1/6
• 7

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Mr. C will cut 8 pies into pieces that are each 1/6 of the whole. After he cuts the 8 pies, how many pieces will Mr. C have? 

• 14 pieces
• 1/14 pieces
• 48 pieces
• 1/48 pieces

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

There is 1/3 of a pan of brownies left.  Four children are going to share it equally.  What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?

• 7
• 1/12
• 1/7
• 12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Jessica has 1/5  of a bottle of soda. She is going to share it with 3 of her friends. What equation can be used to show how much of the original bottle will each person get?

• 1/5 x 4
• 1/5 ÷ 4
• 4 ÷ 1/5
• 1/5 x 3