Fraction Word Problems: Multiply, Divide & Convert!

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices are left?

• 1 slice

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 3 slices

Tom has 1 1/3 gallons of paint. He uses 2/3 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does he have remaining?

• 1/2 gallons

• 2/3 gallons

• 3/4 gallons

• 4/9 gallons

A garden is 4 1/2 feet long and 2/3 of that is planted with tomatoes. How long is the tomato section of the garden?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

• 3 1/2 feet

If a car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour, what is the speed of the car in miles per hour?

• 2.4 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

A box contains 2 1/4 pounds of apples. If you divide the apples equally among 3 friends, how much does each friend get?

• 1 pound

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 3/4 pounds

A recipe requires 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

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

Lily 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?

• 2/3 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 5/9 yards

A cake recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of milk. If you only want to make 1/2 of the cake, how much milk do you need?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 7/8 cups