Multiplying and Dividing Fractions with Word Problems

Keisha is making potato casserole for a dinner party. She needs ½ of a potato per guest. How many potatoes will she need for 9 guests?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Coach Peters has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day.  If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

• 3/12 bucket

• 12 and ⅓ buckets

• 36 buckets

• 4 buckets

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

16 friends share 4 Pop-Tarts equally.  what fraction of a Pop-Tart does each friend get? 

• 4

• 2/4

• 1/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long.  She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon.  Each piece is 1/5 inch long.  

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Hadley has a 1/2 kilogram of popcorn.  She divides the popcorn into 3 equal bags.  How many kilograms of popcorn are in each bag?

• 3

• 1/6

• 6

• 3/9

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Deandre has 8 pints of milk. If he drinks ¼ of a pint of milk each day, how long will the 8 pints of milk last him?

• 8 days

• 2 days

• 16 days

• 32 days

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Tydus wants to fill six containers with ¾ of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?

• Multiply

• Divide

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

Answer the question in the picture.

• 1) Larger 2) Smaller
• 1) Smaller 2)Larger

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5A