Grade 5 Fraction Word Problems: Multiply & Divide Fractions

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

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/8

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in one day. If he continues at the same rate, how much of the book will he read in 5 days?

• 1.5

• 3.0

• 4.0

• 2.5

4. A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If the total area of the garden is 24 square meters, how many square meters are planted with flowers?

• 20 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 22 square meters

• 18 square meters

5. Lisa has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. If she uses it to make 2 bags, how much fabric does she use for each bag?

• 1/6 of a yard

• 1/3 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

6. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

• 0.8 miles

• 2.4 miles

7. A baker made 2/5 of a cake and sold it. If he made 10 cakes in total, how much cake did he sell?

• 5 cakes

• 2 cakes

• 4 cakes

• 1 cake

8. If a bottle holds 1/2 liter of juice and you have 5 bottles, how much juice do you have in total?

• 2.5 liters

• 3 liters

• 1 liter

• 4 liters

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

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

10. A class has 2/3 of its students present. If there are 30 students in total, how many students are present?

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 20