Multiply and Divide Fractions (word problems)

The pet store owner adds 1/4 teaspoon of fish food per day for each fish in the aquarium. If there were 26 fish how many teaspoons of fish food would he use?

• 6 1/2

• 5 1/2

• 6 1/4

• 5 1/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

After the birthday party, there was 2/5 of a cake left. If a family of 4 split it evenly, how much would each person get?

• 5/10

• 1/10

• 2 3/8

• 1 3/8

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Each day, Mrs. Howard added 2/3 Tbsp. protein mix to her morning smoothie. How much protein mix would she use in one week?

• 2/21

• 3/21

• 3 2/3

• 4 2/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

Grandma popped 3 bags of popcorn for movie night. If there were 5 people a her house, how much would each person get if they ate the same amount?

• 2/5

• 5/3

• 3/5

• 15

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Connor likes to jog every day. For every mile that he jogs, he drinks 3 1/4 oz. of water. How much water would he drink if he ran 8 miles?

• 24

• 26

• 3/8

• 2/3

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Michael's mom was taking 2 1/2 watermelons to the company picnic. If there were 50 people there, how much watermelon would each person get?

• 20

• 1/20

• 5/20

• 125

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

After school, Maria and her sister wanted to have pretzels dipped in Nutella. Since there was only 5/9 of a container of Nutella left, how much Nutella could each sister have?

• 10/18

• 5/18

• 3/18

• 1/18

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

The Dee-Lish Bakery adds 1/4 cup oil to all of its cakes. How many cakes can they make if they have 8 cups of oil?

• 2

• 8

• 16

• 32

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Brett was making potato cheese soup. For every cup of soup, he added 3/12 cup of cheddar cheese. How much cheese would he add for 6 cups of soup?

• 1 1/2

• 2 1/2

• 4 1/2

• 8 1/2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Quinn made a pan of cinnamon rolls. After sharing some with her neighbors, she had 3/5 of a pan left. If six people shared the cinnamon rolls, how much would each person get?

• 3 2/5

• 2/10

• 1/10

• 3 3/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.7