Multiplication Division Fraction Word Problems

 

Marty has 2 pizzas and he wants to give 3/4 of them to his Mom. How much pizza will he give to his mom.

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

Marty has 2 pizzas and he wants to give 3/4 of them to his Mom. How much pizza will he give to his mom.

 

Caleb saved 1/3 of his allowance to spend on candy. If he gets an allowance of $6, how much money does he have to spend on candy?

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

Caleb saved 1/3 of his allowance to spend on candy. If he gets an allowance of $6, how much money does he have to spend on candy?

Find the answer:

• $18

• $2

• $3

At a restaurant 6 people were at a table when the waiter brought out 1/5 of a bowl of cheese dip. If they split the dip evenly, how much would each person get?

• 6/5 of the dip

• 5/6 of the dip

• 1/30 of the dip

• 30 bowls of dip

Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

1/3 of the people at a banquet ordered ice cream for dessert. The rest ordered pie. 1/4 of those getting pie ordered apple pie. If 180 people attended the banquet, how many ordered apple pie?

• 10

• 15

• 30

• 45

Kimberly has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 1/8 of her collection equally between two friends. How many coins did each friend receive?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 30

4 friends share 2/3 of a pizza. How much does each friend get?

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/8

• 1/10