Fraction Multiplication: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She decides to share it equally with 2 friends. How much of the chocolate bar does each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/8

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

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square meter. If you plant flowers in 3/5 of the garden, what fraction of a square meter is used for flowers?

• 3/10

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/4

4. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza and your friend eats 1/2 of what you ate, how much pizza did your friend eat?

• 1/8 of the pizza

• 1/4 of the pizza

• 5/16 of the pizza

• 3/16 of the pizza

5. A bottle can hold 2/3 of a liter of juice. If you fill 1/4 of the bottle with orange juice, how much juice is in the bottle?

• 1/2 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 1/6 liters

• 1/3 liters

6. A fabric roll is 5/6 of a yard long. If you use 1/3 of the roll for a project, how much fabric do you have left?

• 5/9 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 2/3 yards

7. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of flour. If you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

8. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/2 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2.5 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

9. A cake recipe uses 1/2 cup of butter. If you only want to make 1/4 of the cake, how much butter do you need?

• 1/4 cup of butter

• 3/8 cup of butter

• 1/8 cup of butter

• 1/2 cup of butter

10. A box contains 3/5 of a pound of nuts. If you use 2/3 of the nuts for a snack, how much of a pound of nuts is left in the box?

• 3/10 of a pound

• 1/2 of a pound

• 1/5 of a pound

• 2/5 of a pound