Division and Multiplication Fraction Word Problems

You have three pounds of hamburger. How many 1/4 pound hamburgers can be made from this amount of meat? 

• 1  1/4

• 6

• 8

• 12

Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

At Brunswick Zone Arcade, of all the games in the arcade, 2/3 of them are racing games. Of those, ½ are motorcycle racing games. What fraction of the games at Brunswick are motorcycle games?

• Multiplication

• Division

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

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

The corner market bakery needed 3/8 of a pound of sugar for their recipe. They only had ½ of what they needed. How much sugar did they have?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem? A mother makes 1/2 of a pound of white fudge. She divides the fudge into three equal containers. How much fudge does she put in each container?

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiplication or division word problem?

Jayson needs to read 1/4 of his book this week. He plans to read an equal amount each day for five days. What fraction of his book does he need to read daily?

• Multiplication

• Division