Multiplication and Division of Fractions Word Problems

Carly made 3/4 of a pound of trail mix. If she puts 3/8 of a pound into each bag, how many bags can Carly fill?

• 1/2

• 9/32

• 12/24

• 2

According to a recipe 9/20 oz. of sugar is needed to make 6 cookies. Ashley decided to use only a third of the sugar to make it healthier. How much sugar did Ashley use?

• Multiplication

• Division

Pam baked some cupcakes for her friends. She baked 24 cupcakes. Each cupcake is 2/15 pound. What is the weight of all the cupckaes in total?

• Multiplication

• Division

Julie has 3⅓ yards of fabric to make doll outfits. Each outfit requires ⅚ yard of fabric. What is the maximum number of outfits Julie can make with her fabric?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Select the correct expression: 
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make? 

• 6 x 3/4

• 6 ÷ 3/4

• 3/4 ÷ 6

• 3/4 x 6

If a puppet requires 3/4 yards of material, how many puppets can be made from 9 yards of material?

• 6 puppets

• 7 puppets

• 12 puppets

• 9 puppets

A larger piece of wood that measures 8½ feet long will be cut into smaller pieces that measure ¼ foot each. How many smaller pieces of wood can be cut from the larger piece of wood?

• 34

• 32

• 17

• 4

Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

• 13

• 6

• 9

• This is not possible.

Brenda has 5/6 of a pie to divide evenly amount 4 people. What fraction of a pie does each person get?

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 5/24

• 1/6