Dividing unit fractions and Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers

Roger's family is making 4 pizzas for dinner. They have 1/2

of a pound of shredded cheese and put an equal amount on each pizza. How many pounds of cheese do they put on each pizza?

• 8

• 1/8

• 2

At the Middletown Middle School fun run, teams compete in a relay race. Each person runs 1/2

of a mile, and the race is 2 miles long. How many people are on each team?

• 1/4

• 4

• 1

Patrick is saving up to buy a new computer. He earns money by mowing lawns for 4 hours each Saturday. It takes him about 1/2 of an hour to mow each lawn. How many lawns can he mow each Saturday?

• 8

• 1/8

• 2

The McConnells are installing new tiles in their bathroom. Each tile is 1/2 of a foot long, and the bathroom is 6 feet long. How many tiles will fit across the length of the bathroom?

• 3

• 1/12

• 12

After 3 hours of steady snowfall, Kayla measures how much snow is in her driveway. She finds there is 1/2 of an inch of snow. How many inches of snow fell each hour?

• 1 1/2

• 1/6

• 6

Cara has been experimenting with different blueberry muffin recipes. She has decided that the world's greatest blueberry muffins have 1/8 of a cup of blueberries in each muffin. She has 2 cups of blueberries. How many muffins can she make?

• 1/4

• 1/16

• 16

Last week, Garrett's Fruit Stand sold 5 boxes of kiwis. Down the road, Danielle's Fruit Stand sold 3/4 as many boxes of kiwis as Garrett's did. How many boxes of kiwis did Danielle's Fruit Stand sell?

• 4 1/4

• 5 3/4

• 3 3/4

Shelby and Pablo are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Pablo collected 1/5 as many clothes as Shelby did. If Shelby collected 6 bags of clothes, how many bags of clothes did Pablo collect?

• 1 1/5

• 5 5/4

• 1/30

Last month, Greg and Patrick sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Patrick sold 1/2 as much candy as Greg did. If Greg sold 10 boxes of candy, how many boxes of candy did Patrick sell?

• 1/20

• 20

• 5

In January the Greene Hair Salon used 10 bottles of shampoo. In February the salon used 1/3 as much shampoo as in January. How many bottles of shampoo did the hair salon use in February?

• 30

• 1/30

• 3 1/3