Problems Multiply and Divide Fractions

Julissa was allowed to spend 3/4 of her allowance at the mall. Of that money, she spent 1/2 of it on a purse. What part of her allowance did she spend on a purse?

• 3/8

• 6/4

• 1/2

• 3/2

A recipe calls for ¹/₄ cup of sugar. How many batches can be made from a 5 pound bag of sugar?

• 1/20 batches

• 20 batches

• 1 1/4 batches

• 5/20 batches

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

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a pound of chicken for each person. If there are 8 people to be fed, how many pounds of chicken are required?

• 1/5 pound

• 3 1/5 pounds

• 2 2/5 pounds

• 20 pounds

Julie is making a blanket. She bought 1/3 yard of fabric to use for the center of her blanket. Julie cut the fabric into 5 same-size pieces. What part of a yard is each piece?

• 1/15 yards

• 15 yards

• 5/3 yards

• 1 2/3 yards

Sheryl, Jesus, and Adela bought 1/6 pound of raspberries. They are sharing the raspberries equally. How many pounds of raspberries will each person receive?

• 1/6 ÷ 2 = 1/12

• 2 ÷ 1/6 = 12

• 1/6 ÷ 3 = 1/18

• 3 ÷ 1/6 = 18

Josue used 5 1/4 pounds of blueberries to make cakes. He used 4/5 times as many blueberries to make pies. How does the number of pounds of blueberries Josue used for pies compare to the amount he used for cakes?

• 5 4/20

• 4 1/5

• 4 4/6

• 2 1/4

Eduardo has 1/5 cup of fruit punch. He pours the same amount into each of 3 cups. Select all of the expressions that represent the fraction of juice in each cup.

• 1/5 ÷ 1/3

• 5 ÷ 3

• 1/5 x 1/3

• 1/5 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6

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