Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Word Problems

What operation would you use? :
The bleachers at a football game are 7/8 full, and 1/2 of the fans in the bleachers are rooting for the home team. What fraction of the bleachers are filled with home-team fans?

• Multiplying 
• Dividing

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Sue eats 3/8 of a cherry pie.  Jan eats 1/4 of what was LEFT.  How much of the pie did Jan eat?

• 3/32
• 4/12
• 5/32
• 8/10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Two-thirds of the students in your class are boys. One-eighth of the boys play soccer. What fraction of the kids in your class are boys who play soccer? 

• 3/11
• 1/4
• 1/12
• 1/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Olivia set aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many hours of homework does she do in 5 days?

• 3 1/2 hours
• 4 1/2 hours
• 4 1/6 hours
• 50 minutes

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Student Council bought Mrs. Donnelly two dozen (24) roses. 1/4 of them were white roses. How many white roses were there?

• 12
• 48
• 6
• 1/48

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

• 10 hamburgers
• 2/20 hamburgers
• 8 hamburgers
• 14 hamburgers

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Change the mixed number to an improper fraction

• 29/8
• 24/8
• 16/6
• 55/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3C

 Jason has 3/4 ton of stone to spread equally in 3 square yards. How many tons of stone will be spread in each square yard?

• 1/4
• 1/2
• 1/6
• 1

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Select the correct expression: 
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make? 

• 6 x 3/4
• 6 ÷ 3/4
• 3/4 ÷ 6
• 3/4 x 6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Select the correct expression: 
Lucas practices hockey for half an hour each day. How many hours will he practice in one week? 

• 1/2 x 7 
• 7 ÷ 1/2
• 1/2 ÷ 7
• 2/1 x 7

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6