Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems with Multiplication & 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?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 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?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square meter. If you want to plant flowers in 1/4 of that area, how much area will be used for flowers?

• 1/4 square meter

• 1/16 square meter

• 1/8 square meter

• 1/2 square meter

4. Tom drank 3/5 of a liter of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 3 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 2/15 liters

• 1/3 liters

• 1/5 liters

• 3/10 liters

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

• 1/4

• 7/8

• 3/8

• 5/8

6. A car travels 2/3 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How far does the car travel in one hour?

• 1.5 miles

• 3.5 miles

• 4 miles

• 2.67 miles

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

• 2/3 yards

• 5/12 yards

• 1/3 yards

• 3/4 yards

8. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

9. A tank is filled with 7/8 of water. If 1/4 of the water is used, how much water remains in the tank?

• 5/8

• 21/32

• 1/2

• 3/4

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

• 1/3 meters

• 1/5 meters

• 2/5 meters

• 1/4 meters