Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Word Problems

Coach Peters has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day.  If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

• 3/12 bucket
• 12 and ⅓ buckets
• 36 buckets
• 4 buckets

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

• 2/8
• 3/15
• 3/8
• 2/15

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

• 1 5/6

• 3 1/6

• 2 1/3

• 1 2/3

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3/5 pounds of chocolate is shared equally between 6 friends. How much chocolate will each person receive?

• 1/10 pound

• 1/5 pound

• 10 pounds

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Kaitlyn has 4/8 pound of sunflower seeds. She puts seeds evenly into 3 envelopes. How much sunflower seed is in each envelope?

• 1/6 pound

• 6 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Camden has 12 pets. 1/6 of them are dogs. How many of Camden pets are dogs?

• 2 pets

• 6 pets

• 4 pets

• 3 pets

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Dakota has 1/3 of a pack of notebook paper to share among 6 students. How much of the pack will each student receive?

• 1/18 of a pack

• 1/8 of a pack

• 6/3 of a pack

• 2 of a pack

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7