Practical Problems Multiplication and Division

Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem?

Jayson needs to read 1/4 of his book this week. He plans to read an equal amount each day for five days. What fraction of his book does he need to read daily?

• Multiplication

• Division

Ned had 8 pounds of bird seed. His bird feeders each held 1/3 of a pound of bird seed. How many times could he fill his bird feeder with the birdseed he has?

• 1/24 times

• 24 times

• 8/3 times

• 32 times

Beth has 6 meters of yarn. She cuts the yarn into 1/3 meter pieces. How many pieces of yarn does beth create?

• 6/3

• 1/18

• 18

• 1/2

Kurt runs 3 1/4 miles every morning. How many miles does he run in 5 days?

• $15\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $15\ \frac{3}{4}$

• $16\ \frac{1}{4}$

• $18\ \frac{1}{2}$

Freida has 3/4 gallon of water with fertilizer for her seedlings. She is giving each seedling 1/8 of a gallon of the water. How many seedlings can she water?

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $3$

• $4$

• $6$

A baker has 24 cupcakes.
 $\frac{1}{4}$  of them are chocolate.The rest are strawberry.How many are strawberry?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 18

The cows were given 8 gallons of water to drink. Each cow drank  $\frac{1}{2}$   gallon of water. How many cows drank water?

• 4

• 32

• 16

• 10