Multiply and Divide Fraction Word Problems

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Patty wants to run 5/6 of a mile every day for 5 days. John wants to run 3/4 of a mile every day for 6 days. Who will run the greater distance?

• Patty 
• John

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.2

The day after a party, 1/2 of the cake remains.  If 4 people share the rest of the cake equally, what fraction of the cake does each person get? 

• 4/2 of a cake
• 1/8 of a cake
• 8 cakes
• 1/4 of a cake

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

During clean up time, Mr. Williams found 2 gallon containers of ice cream that were 2/3 full.  How much ice cream was left?  

• 1  1/3 
• 2  2/3  
• 1 
• 2/6  

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

After a party, Patrick had 4 cupcakes left over.  he wanted to split them between himself and his 2 sisters.  How much cupcake will each of them get?

• 1 Cupcake
• 2 cupcakes
• 1  1/3 cupcakes
• 3/4  cupcakes

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3