Fraction Word Problems Multiplication and Division

Two-thirds of the students in Carl’s class are boys. Three-eighths of the boys are 10 years old. What fraction of the students in Carl’s class are 10 year-old boys?

• 3/14

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 3/8

Omar has a corn muffin recipe that requires 1/4 cup of cornmeal. If he has 6 cups of cornmeal, how many batches of corn muffins can he​ make?

• 2/3

• 24

• 36

• 1 1/2

One sixth of an apple pie is left for 2 family members to share equally. What fraction of the original pie will each member​ get?

• 1/3

• 1/12

• 2/3

• 1/6

Ms. Lee has 4 brownies that she would like to share among 8 different people. If she shares them equally, what fraction of the brownie will each person get?

• 4/8

• 8/4

Ms. Lee is combining bottles of lotion. She has 14 small bottles of water and she wants to divide them equally among 4 different larger containers. How many small bottles should she empty into each large container?

• 14/4

• 4/14

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

Multiplication or division word problem? 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

Multiplication or division word problem?

A candy store sells gumdrops in bags of 1/8 of a pound each. Determine the weight of six bags.

• Multiplication

• Division

Mom has ½ cup of sprinkles to sprinkle on Brandon’s birthday cupcakes. She uses half of the sprinkles. How much does she use?

• Multiplication

• Division

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