Fraction Fun: Word Problems with Multiplication and Division

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/3

2. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 cup of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

3. Tom read 2/3 of a book. If the book has 9 chapters, how many chapters has he read?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

4. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with flowers. If the total area of the garden is 20 square meters, how many square meters are planted with flowers?

• 8 square meters

• 5 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 10 square meters

5. Lisa has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/3 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/9

• 2/3

6. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/8 of the bar, how much of the bar is left?

• 2/8 of the bar is left

• 5/8 of the bar is left

• 1/8 of the bar is left

• 4/8 of the bar is left

7. A cake recipe requires 2/5 of a cup of milk. If you want to make 2 cakes, how much milk do you need?

• 1 cup of milk

• 4/5 cup of milk

• 3/5 cup of milk

• 2/5 cup of milk

8. There are 3/4 of a gallon of juice in a pitcher. If you pour out 1/2 of it, how much juice is left in the pitcher?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

9. A box contains 1/2 of a dozen eggs. If you use 1/4 of the eggs for a recipe, how many eggs do you have left?

• 4 eggs

• 5 eggs

• 3 eggs

• 6 eggs

10. A ribbon is 3/5 of a meter long. If you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long is each piece of ribbon?

• 1/3 meters

• 1/4 meters

• 2/5 meters

• 1/5 meters