Multiplying & Dividing Word Problems

A stack of boards is 21″ high. Each board is 1¾″ thick. How can you find the number of boards?

• 21 × 1¾
• 1¾ ÷ 21
• 21 ÷ 1¾

If Ryan Reynolds ate 1/4 of the pizza, and there were twelve slices.  How many slices did he eat? 

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Martha had 2/3 pound of flower petals to spread equally in 4 square yards.  How many pounds of petals did each square yard receive?

• 1/2 pound
• 1 pound
• 1/6 pound
• 2  2/3 pounds

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Cinderella spent all day cleaning the castle, 1/4 of the day was spent cleaning the kitchen. She spent 1/3 of that time washing dishes.  What fraction of the day did she spend washing dishes?

• 3/4
• 1/7
• 1/12
• 1/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Sponge Bob drives his boat to school in 6  2/5 minutes. If it takes Patrick 4  1/2 times as long to get to school, how long does it take Patrick to get to school?

• 288/10
• 28  8/10
• 28  4/5
• 64/45

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

There are 9 sisters visiting the farm. Each eats  $\frac{3}{8}$ of a carton of strawberries. How many cartons did they eat altogether?

• 
  

  $9\frac{3}{8}$

• $24$

• $3\frac{3}{8}$

• $8\frac{5}{8}$

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A gardener spreads $\frac{5}{6}$ of a bag of mulch evenly over her 4 equal-sized vegetable beds. How much mulch did she put on each vegetable bed?

•  $3\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{5}{24}$  

•  $4\frac{5}{6}$  

•  $3\frac{1}{6}$  

A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of ¼ of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?

• 1 package

• 1/16 package

• 8 packages

• 16 package

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Kiely is making bracelets for her friends. Kiely needs  $\frac{1}{3}$ foot of string for every bracelet.  She has 9  $\frac{1}{3}$  feet of string. How many bracelets can Kiely make? 

• 27 bracelets

•  $\frac{1}{27}$   bracelets 

• 28 bracelets

•  $\frac{1}{28}$  bracelets

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Jane has 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ cups of sugar. A recipe calls for $\frac{1}{4}$ cup of sugar.  How many recipes can she make?

• 3

• 6

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1