Fraction Word Problems: Multiply & Divide Like a Pro!

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

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

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?

• 1 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. Tom ran 1/3 of a mile in the morning and 2/5 of a mile in the evening. How far did he run in total?

• 3/4 miles

• 1/2 miles

• 11/15 miles

• 2/3 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

4. A garden has 5/6 of a square yard planted with tomatoes. If 1/2 of that area is harvested, how much area is left with tomatoes?

• 3/8 square yards

• 5/12 square yards

• 1/4 square yards

• 2/3 square yards

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

5. Lisa bought 2 1/4 yards of fabric. She used 1/3 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2 yards

• 1 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 1 1/2 yards

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

6. A cake recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the cake, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 4/5 cups

• 3/2 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. A car can travel 2 1/2 miles on 1/5 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 15 miles

• 8 miles

• 10 miles

• 12.5 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

8. A box contains 4 1/2 pounds of apples. If you divide the apples equally into 3 bags, how much will each bag contain?

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 1 pound

• 2 pounds

• 3 pounds

9. A recipe for cookies uses 1/4 of a cup of chocolate chips. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of chocolate chips do you need?

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

10. Emma has 1 1/2 liters of juice. She pours 1/4 of it into a glass. How much juice does she have left?

• 1 3/4 liters

• 1/2 liter

• 1 1/8 liters

• 1 liter

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C