Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Stewart bought 8 pounds of hamburger meat for a barbecue.  He split the meat into burgers that each weighed 2/3 pounds.  How many burgers was Stewart able to make?

• 1/12
• 8
• 5 1/3
• 12

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TEKS.MATH.6.3E

The next chapter in social studies is 8 pages long.  Kim read 1/4 of the chapter aloud.  Then Christina read three pages to the class.  How many pages have they read so far?

• 2
• 5
• 1/2
• 7

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TEKS.MATH.5.3H

Robin has 3/4 of a gallon of milk.  She drinks one-third of the milk.  How much milk does Robin drink?

• 3/9
• 1
• 1/4
• 3/12

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Hadley has a 1/2 kilogram of popcorn.  She divides the popcorn into 3 equal bags.  How many kilograms of popcorn are in each bag?

• 3
• 1/6
• 6
• 3/9

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Chris ate 1/4 of the pizza.  If the pizza has eight slices, how many slices are left? 

• 2 slices
• 3/4 slices
•  6 slices
• 1/8 slices

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Francesca bought 2/3 of a pound of sliced turkey.  She used half of the turkey to make sandwiches.  How much turkey did she use?

• 1/2
• 4/9
• 1 1/3
• 1/3

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

The hike to the campsite is 4 kilometers long.  If we each take turns carrying the tent for 4/5 of a kilometer, how many times will the tent change hands? 

• 5
• 4/9
• 3
• 2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Josh had 4/5 of a liter of soda to share with two of his friends.  If he pours an equal amount of soda in 3 cups, how much will each friend get?

• 2
• 3 3/4
• 1 1/2
• 4/15

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CCSS.5.NF.A.2

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

The clementine had 12 sections.  Noah ate 3/4 of them.  How many sections are left?

• 9
• 3
• 2
• 5

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Three-fifths of the students voted for Kylie to become class president.  Two-thirds of those students were girls.  What fraction show the number of girls in the class who voted for Kylie? 

• 1/2 are girls
• 6 are girls
• 2/5 are girls
• 2 are girls

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6