Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Word Problems

You have 2/3 quart of lemonade. If an equal amount of lemonade is poured into each of 6 glasses, how much lemonade will each class contain?

• 1/9 quart

• 1/4 quart

• 4 quarts

Kaitlyn has 5/8 pound of sunflower seeds. She puts seeds evenly into 10 envelopes. How much sunflower seed is in each envelope?

• 1/16 pound

• 5/16 pound

• 1/8 pound

Carson has 2 cups of dog food left. How many 1/2 cup servings are left in 2 cups of dog food?

• 4

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 6

Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 2/3 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

A stack of boards is 21″ high. Each board is 1¾″ thick. How can you find the number of boards?

• 21 × 1¾

• 1¾ ÷ 21

• 21 ÷ 1¾

Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 2/3 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?

• 2 2/3 lbs.

• 1/6 lbs

• 6 lbs.

• 3 1/3 lbs.

Mrs. Diego has 3 cups of sugar. She needs to divide the sugar equally into containers of 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many containers will Mrs. Diego be able to fill?

• Multiply

• Divide

Mr. Simpson feeds his dog ½ of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of dog food last?

• Multiply

• Divide

A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of ¼ of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?

• multiply

• divide