Fraction Word Problems: Multiply, Divide & Convert!

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

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

2. 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?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square yard. If you want to plant 3 rows of flowers, how much space will the flowers take up in total?

• 1.5 square yards

• 3 square yards

• 2 square yards

• 1 square yard

4. Tom drank 1/3 of a gallon of juice. If he has 2 gallons, how much juice does he have left after drinking?

• 1 2/3 gallons

• 3/4 gallon

• 2 gallons

• 1 gallon

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces are left?

• 3 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 1 piece

• 4 pieces

6. Lisa has 5 1/2 yards of fabric. She uses 2/3 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 4 yards

• 1 5/6 yards

• 3 1/3 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

7. A recipe requires 1/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of cookies, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

8. A car can travel 1/2 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

9. If a box contains 2 1/2 pounds of apples and you want to divide them into bags of 1/2 pound each, how many bags can you fill?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

10. A baker uses 3/5 of a pound of butter for one batch of cookies. If he wants to make 4 batches, how much butter will he need in total?

• 0.8 pounds

• 2.4 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1.5 pounds