Fraction Word Problems: Fun with Multiplication & Division!

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. If she shares it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

3. A gardener planted 5/6 of a garden with flowers. If he decides to plant 1/2 of that area with roses, how much of the garden will be planted with roses?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 1/3

4. A bottle holds 1/2 gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

5. Tom read 3/5 of a book in one week. If he reads the same amount each week, how much of the book will he have read after 4 weeks?

• 4 and 1/5 of the book

• 2 and 2/5 of the book

• 1 and 1/5 of the book

• 3/5 of the book

6. A car travels 2/3 of a mile in 1/4 hour. How far does it travel in 1 hour at the same speed?

• 1.5 miles

• 2.67 miles

• 3.5 miles

• 4 miles

7. Emily has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/3 of it to make a bag, how much fabric does she have left?

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 2/3 yard

8. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 1.5 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 3/4 cup of flour

9. A baker made 5/8 of a cake and sold 1/4 of it. How much of the cake is left?

• 3/8

• 7/32

• 1/2

• 15/32

10. If a box contains 3/5 of a dozen eggs and you use 1/5 of the eggs for a recipe, how many eggs do you have left?

• 4 eggs

• 6 eggs

• 10 eggs

• 8 eggs