Fraction Word Problems Multiply and Divide

The day after a party, 1/2 of the cake remains.  If 4 people share the rest of the cake equally, what fraction of the cake does each person get? 

• 4/2 of a cake

• 1/8 of a cake

• 8 cakes

• 1/4 of a cake

Aunt Lisa made strawberry and grape jelly.  She made 1  1/2 cups of strawberry.  She made 4  1/2 times as much grape jelly as she did strawberry jelly.  How many cups of grape jelly did she make?

• 4  1/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 3  1/2 cups

• 6  3/4 cups

During clean up time, Mr. Williams found 2 gallon containers of ice cream that were 2/3 full.  How much ice cream was left?  

• 1  1/3 

• 2  2/3  

• 1 

• 2/6  

A scientist has a bottle that is 5/6 full of solution.  He uses 2/5 of the solution in the bottle for an experiment.  How much of a full bottle of solution does he use?

• 1/3 of a bottle

• 1/2 of a bottle

• 14/30 of a bottle

• 1/5 of a bottle

Tana made 3 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cut each one into fourths.  How many 1/4 sandwich pieces did Tana have?

• 1/12 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 3/4 pieces

Patty wants to run 5/6 of a mile every day for 5 days. John wants to run 3/4 of a mile every day for 6 days. Who will run the greater distance?

• Patty 

• John

You have 30 subs.  Each person can eat 1/3 of the sub.  How many people can eat?

• 1

• 10

• 27

• 90

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food.  Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food.  How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

After a party, Patrick had 4 cupcakes left over.  he wanted to split them between himself and his 2 sisters.  How much cupcake will each of them get?

• Cupcake

• cupcakes

• 1  1/3 cupcakes

• 3/4  cupcakes