Free Printable Multiply & Divide Fractions Real World Problems

1.

Brendan bought a box of fifteen cookies for his 4 kids to share. If the kids share the cookies equally, how many cookies will each kid get?

a)

$3$

b)

$3\frac{1}{2}$

c)

$3\frac{3}{4}$

d)

$4$

2.

The drama club has 72 members. 1/4 of the drama club members are in 5th grade and the rest of the members are in 6th grade. How many drama club members are in 6th grade?

a)

72

b)

54

c)

18

d)

3

3.

Kelly spent 1/4 of an hour reading a book.

- She read 4 pages.

- She spent an equal amount of time reading each page.

How much of an hour did Kelly spend reading each page?

a)

$\frac{1}{8}$

b)

$\frac{1}{10}$

c)

$\frac{1}{15}$

d)

$\frac{1}{16}$

4.

In which equation is the product greater than 4?

a)

$\frac{1}{2}\times4$

b)

$\frac{4}{3}\times4$

c)

$\frac{3}{4}\times4$

d)

$\frac{3}{3}\times4$

5.

Which of the questions could be answered using the following expression?

2\ \div\ \frac{1}{5}

a)

How many kilometers will Joey walk if he walks 1/5 of a mile each day for 10 days?

b)

How many 1/5 pound servings are in a 2 pound container of butter?

c)

How much of a pizza will each person get if 2 people share 1/5 of a pizza?

d)

How much cereal is left if 1/5 cup is taken from a 2 cup bag?

6.

JaKel made a play area for his dog that was

4\frac{1}{4}

feet long and 2 feet wide. If he wants to double the size of the play area, which of the following could be the new dimensions of the play area?

a)

$8\frac{1}{2}\ feet\ long\ and\ 2\ feet\ wide$

b)

$8\frac{1}{4}\ feet\ long\ and\ 4\ feet\ wide$

c)

$4\frac{1}{4}\ feet\ long\ and\ \ 4\frac{1}{4}feet\ wide$

d)

$8\frac{1}{2}\ feet\ long\ and\ 4\ feet\ wide$

7.

JaLaysia has 5 puppies.

- She feeds the puppies a total of 11 cups of food.

- Each puppy gets the same amount of food.

How many cups of food does each puppy get?

a)

$2\frac{1}{10}$

b)

$2\frac{2}{5}$

c)

$2$

d)

$2\frac{1}{5}$

8.

Joe and Ayden both drew rectangles.

- Joe's rectangle was 2 inches wide and 4 1/4 inches long.

- Ayden's rectangle was 4 inches wide and 4 1/4 inches long.

Which statement is true?

a)

The area of Joe's rectangle is half the size of Ayden's rectangle.

b)

The area of Ayden's rectangle is 4 times the size of the area of Joe's rectangle.

c)

The area of Joe and Ayden's rectangles are the same.

d)

The area of Ayden's rectangle is 2 square inches more than the area of Joe's rectangle.

9.

Each box on a shelf has a total mass of 5/6 kilograms. What is total mass of 8 of these boxes?

a)

$\frac{13}{6}$

b)

$\frac{40}{48}$

c)

$\frac{40}{6}$

d)

$\frac{13}{48}$

10.

Maui, Kaylee, and Messiah have 10 donuts to share. If they want to share the donuts equally, how many donuts will each girl receive?

a)

10/3

b)

3/10

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Jason has 4 feet of ribbon. He uses 1/3 foot of ribbon to wrap a gift. How many gifts can Jason wrap with the ribbon he has?

a)

1/3

b)

1/12

c)

4

d)

12

Multiply & Divide Fractions Real World Problems

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

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