Multiply or Divide Fraction (word problems)

Mr. Simpson feeds his dog 1/2 of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of dog food last?

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Tyreick wants to fill six containers with 3/4 of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of 1/4 of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

A chef has 3/6 of a pound of flour to divide equally into two containers. How much flour will be in each container?

• multiply

• divide

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Ben made 5 cups of Koolaid. He wants to pour it into glasses that will hold 1/2 cup. How many glasses will he be able to fill with Koolaid?

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Kristen bought 60 cookies. She shared 1/4 of them with her friends. How many cookies did she share?

• multiply

• divide

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A bookstore had 100 paperback books. 1/5 of the paperback books were nonfiction books. How many books were nonfiction?

• multiply

• divide

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Jennifer has 3 1/2 cups of jelly beans to share with 7 friends. How many cups does each person get?

• multiply

• divide

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

96 people attend a play. Out of the 96 who are there, 1/9 of them are actors in the play. How many of them are actors?

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Josie bought 15 feet of fabric to make curtains. She needs to cut the fabric into 1/4 sections. How many sections of fabric will she have?

• multiply

• divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B