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WorksheetsMultiplying & Dividing Fractions Word Problems
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1/2 ÷ 7 = 14
Natalie bought 10 pizzas for a party. When the party was over, she noticed 1/5 of the pizza was gone. How much pizza did everyone eat at the party?
1/2 of pizza
2 pizzas
none
1/5 of pizza
Xander had 9 Legos and Valt played with 3/4 of Xander's Legos. How many of Xander's Legos did Valt play with?
6 3/4 of Xander's Legos
27 of Xander's Legos
1/2 of Xander's Legos
1/4 of Xander's Legos
Chloe had 3/4 of a pizza left. Addie ate 1/6 of Chloe's pizza. How much pizza did Addie eat?
3/24 or 1/8 of the pizza
4/10 of the pizza
18/4 of the pizza
4/18 of the pizza
We had 25 doughnuts and we ate 2/5 of them. How many doughnuts did we eat?
10 doughnuts
5 doughnuts
15 doughnuts
20 doughnuts
Find the area of a garden with the length of 3 1/2 yards and a width of 2/3 yards.
2 and 2/6 yards
3 and 8/2 yards
2/6 yards
Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 2/3 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?`
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Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 2/3 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?
2 2/3 lbs.
1/6 lbs
6 lbs.
3 1/3 lbs.
Mrs. Diego has 3 cups of sugar. She needs to divide the sugar equally into containers of 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many containers will Mrs. Diego be able to fill?
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Mrs. Diego has 3 cups of sugar. She needs to divide the sugar equally into containers of 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many containers will Mrs. Diego be able to fill?
1 container
6 containers
1/9 container
9 containers
Mr. Simpson feeds his dog ½ of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of dog food last?
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Mr. Simpson feeds his dog ½ of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of dog food last?
1/8 day
2 days
8 days
4 days
After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains. Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza. What fraction of a pizza does she eat?
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After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains. Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza. What fraction of a pizza does she eat?
1/6 of a pizza
2/3 of a pizza
1 1/2 of a pizza
1/5 of a pizza
A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of ¼ of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?
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A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of ¼ of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?
1 package
1/16 package
8 packages
16 package
Keisha is making potato casserole for a dinner party. She needs ½ of a potato per guest. How many potatoes will she need for 9 guests?
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Keisha is making potato casserole for a dinner party. She needs ½ of a potato per guest. How many potatoes will she need for 9 guests?
4 1/2 potatoes
8 1/2 potatoes
18 potatoes
1/18 potatoes
Deandre has 8 pints of milk. If he drinks ¼ of a pint of milk each day, how long will the 8 pints of milk last him?
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Deandre has 8 pints of milk. If he drinks ¼ of a pint of milk each day, how long will the 8 pints of milk last him?
8 days
2 days
16 days
32 days
Tydus wants to fill six containers with ¾ of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?
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Tydus wants to fill six containers with ¾ of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?
8 cups
4 1/2 cups
1/8 cups
6 cups
When Alex had one cat, he needed to serve 1/2 of a can of cat food each day. Now that Alex has adopted a second cat, he needs to serve a total of 2/3 of a can each day. How much extra food is needed to feed the second cat?
1/3
1/6
1/2
2/3
Tammy made a fruit salad with 1/2 of a pound of melon and 2/3 of a pound of berries. How many pounds of fruit did Tammy use in all?
1/2
1 2/3
1 1/6
1 2/6
Westford's zoo has two elephants. The male elephant weighs 6 3/5 tons and the female elephant weighs 2 4/5 tons. How much more does the male weigh than the female?
4 4/5
3 4/5
8 7/5
2 4/5
Carmen cut a rope into two pieces. The first piece was 2 1/5 inches long. The second piece was 9 3/5 inches long. How long was the rope that Carmen started with?
11 4/5
6 3/5
10 4/5
9 3/5
At a pizza party, Shawn and his friends drank 2 1/3 bottles of lemon-lime soda and 2 1/3 bottles of cola. How much soda did they drink in all?
2 1/3
4 2/3
0
2
Tommy owns 3 acres of farmland. He grows beets on 2/5 of the land. On how many acres of land does Tommy grow beets?
2 2/5
1 1/5
3 2/5
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The cattle at the Webster Farm are fed 2 bales of hay each day. The horses are fed 1/2 as much hay as the cattle. How many bales of hay are the horses fed each day?
2
1
1/2
2
Kenji's Cleaning uses 9.4 bottles of soap each week. How many bottles will Kenji use in 7 weeks?
5
65.8
50
8
The school choir is raising money to perform in the holiday parade in NYC. They have $2,275 in their account to pay for the trip. The total cost of the trip is $6,280. The remainder of the coast will be split evenly between the 190 choir students. How much will each student pay?
$ 4,005
$ 21.07
$ 20.97
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There are 150 8th grade students at Alton Memorial Jr High. Of those students, 2/5 are in choir, 2/4 are in band and the rest are in other electives. How many students are in other electives?
128 students
15 students
35 students
50 students
How many 3/4 are in 6?
8
6 3/4
4 1/2
24
Alberto runs 1_1/4 miles each day. How many miles will he run in 2 weeks? (1 week = 7 days)
17_1/2 miles
8_3/4 miles
15_1/4 miles
7_1/4 miles
4 ¾ ÷ 1 ½
7_1/8
6_1/4
3_1/6
3_1/4
7/9 ÷ 1/2
1/9
7/18
8/11
1_5/9
Cindy is making a window covering that has 5 sections, each of which is 1_3/10 feet in width. What is the width of the entire window covering?
6_3/10 feet
6_1/2 feet
3_11/13 feet
5_3/10 feet
Francesca took a quiz containing 12 items. If she got 5/6 of the 12 items correct, how many did she get correct?
10 items
11 items
9 items
8 items
Tom and Jerry ran a race. Tom ran 2_1/2 miles and Jerry ran 3 times as far as Tom. How many miles did Jerry run?
5_1/2 miles
6_1/2 miles
7_1/2 miles
8_1/2 miles
Kennedy has 13_1/3 feet of cardboard. She needs to divide it into 4 equal pieces for her science project. How long will each piece be?
17_1/3 feet
3_1/3 feet
9_1/3 feet
6 feet
Mrs. Webster wants to divide the milk shown into servings that are 2/3 of a pint in size. How many servings are possible?
9 servings
5 servings
4 servings
2 servings
2_1/2 a cantaloupe was shared by 3 people. How much cantaloupe did each person get?
5/6 cantaloupe
6 cantaloupes
3/5 cantaloupe
15/2 cantaloupe
Lori grew 14 tomato plants last year. This year she wants to grow 2_1/2 times as many. How many plants will she grow this year?
37 plants
34 plants
36 plants
35 plants
Trinity had 4_4/5 trays of pizza after her party. She wanted to give the leftovers to her 8 friends. If each friend gets an equal amount, how much pizza will each friend take home?
1_2/3 trays of pizza
3/5 trays of pizza
2_3/10 trays of pizza
4/5 trays of pizza
Stephanie has 3 43 bags of soil to put in her garden. Each bag will cover 125.3 ft. How many square feet will Stephanie be able to cover if she uses all the bags of soil?
469.875 ft
375.225 ft
407.225 ft
418.502 ft
Maya had 120 caramel apples sell. Each caramel apple is covered with one topping.
51 of the caramel apples are covered with peanuts
31 are covered with chocolate chips
103 are covered with coconut
The rest are covered with sprinkles
How many caramel apples are covered with sprinkles?
100
33
25
20
1 92
1 115
2 41
125
6 17 ÷53
1 107
5 61
4 1813
323
31×920
203
2 92
1 41
2720
180 minutes
100 minutes
200 minutes
300 minutes
What is the top number in a fraction called?
Decimal
Numerator
Denominator
Fraction
What is the bottom number in a fraction called?
Decimal
Numerator
Denominator
Fraction
What is the name of the fraction when the top number is larger than the bottom number?
Mix up
Topper
improper fraction
Top fraction Fraction
When dividing fractions, what does KCF stand for?
Keep, Change, Flip
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Keep, Coins, Fly
Kelly, Chase, Fred
When solving word problems, what method do we use?
R.U.C.K.
B.U.C.K.
L.U.C.K.
There are 7/8 kilograms of salt in the kitchen. Mrs. Jackson used 2/15 of the salt when she was preparing dinner. How much salt did she use?
1/2
3/4
5/9
14/ 120 or 7/ 60
Zelda baked some cupcakes for her friends. She baked 24 cupcakes. Each cupcake is 2/ 15 pound. If she packed 6 cupcakes in each box, what is the weight of
each box?
12/15 or 4/5 pound
1 pound
5 pounds
10 pounds
According to a recipe, each batch of pancake mix can make 12 pancakes. Kathy is making 3 batches for a brunch party. If each batch needs 7/12 cups of milk, how
much milk does she need in total?
4
2/9
4/5
21/12
Jamal’s mother made 1/3 of a pound of his favorite fudge, peanut butter caramel fudge. She divided the fudge into 4 equal containers. How much fudge did she put in each container
9/2
7/9
1/12
2/3
Five friends want to split 3/4 pounds of candy equally amongst themselves. How many pounds of candy will each friend get?
3/20
20/3
3
20
How do you multiply fractions?
Divide the numerators
Divide the denominator
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Multiply across the top and the bottom, the numerators and denominators
The bleachers at a football game are 7/8 full, and 1/2 of the fans in the bleachers are rooting for the home team. What fraction of the bleachers are filled with home-team fans?
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make?
Lucas practices hockey for half an hour each day. How many hours will he practice in one week?
Ana has 3/4 of a cake left over from her birthday party. She brings it to school to share with four of her friends. How much cake does each friend get?
In a mall, 1/15 of the stores sell shoes. There are 180 stores in the mall. How many of the stores sell shoes?
12 stores
27 stores
36 stores
18 stores
The floor of a concert venue is 100 3/4 feet by 75 1/2 feet. What is the area of the floor?
7606 5/8 square feet
7500 3/8 square feet
7506 5/8 square feet
7500 5/8 square feet
Band members make 2/3 of their profit from selling concert tickets. They make 1/5 of their profit from selling band merchandise at the concerts. How many times more profit do they make from ticket sales than from merchandise sales?
3 1/3 times more profit
2/15 times more profit
3/10 times more profit
3 2/3 times more profit
You are cutting as many 32 1/4-inch sections as you can out of a board that is 129 inches long. How many pieces can you get out of the board?
4 pieces
3 pieces
3 1/2 pieces
4 1/4 pieces
You reserve 2/5 of the seats on a tour bus. You are able to fill 5/8 of the seats you reserve. What fraction of the seats on the bus are you able to fill?
1/4
10/40
5/20
25/16
In an aquarium, 2/5 of the fish are surgeonfish. Of these, 3/4 are yellow tangs. What fraction of all fish in the aquarium are yellow tangs?
3/10
6/20
8/15
15/8
You have 2/3 of a bag of flour. You use 3/4 of the flour to make empanada dough. How much of the entire bag do you use to make the dough?
1/2
6/12
8/9
9/8
Find the area of a rectangular air hockey table that is 8 1/4 feet by 4 3/8 feet.
36 3/32 square feet
32 3/32 square feet
1 31/35 square feet
35/66 square feet
A piece of wood is 3 feet long. How many 3/4-foot pieces can you cut from the piece of wood?
4 pieces
3 pieces
4/9 of a piece
2 1/4 pieces
You have 3/4 of a pumpkin pie remaining. You divide the remaining pie into six equal slices. What fraction of the original pie is each slice?
1/8
4 1/2
3/24
8
At a road race, you have 60 3/4 feet available for a water station. Your tables are 6 3/4 feet long. How many tables can you line up for the water station?
9 tables
10 tables
27 tables
8 tables
How many 1/4-pound hamburgers can you make from 3 1/2 pounds of ground beef?
14 hamburgers
8 hamburgers
7/8 of a hamburger
7 hamburgers
A bag contains 15 cups of cat food. Your cats eat 1 1/2 cups of food each day. How many days does the bag of cat food last?
10 days
22.5 days
15 days
9 days
A box contains 10 cups of pancake mix. You use 2/3 cup each time you make pancakes. How many times can you make pancakes?
15 times
6 times
7 times
9 times
You spend 2 1/2 hours online. You spend 1/5 of that time writing a blog. How long do you spend writing your blog?
1/2 hour
12 1/2 minutes
1/5 hour
1 1/2 hours
