Multiplying & Dividing Fractions Word Problems

A stack of boards is 21″ high. Each board is 1¾″ thick. How can you find the number of boards?

• 21 × 1¾
• 1¾ ÷ 21
• 21 ÷ 1¾

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There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows
• 12 pillows
• 18 pillows

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Nine identical cakes weigh a total of 20¼ pounds. How much does each cake weigh?

• 4/9 pound
• 2⋅1/9 pounds
• 2⋅9/36 pounds
• 2⋅1/4 pounds

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Dividing a fraction by ¼ is the same as multiplying that fraction by 4.

• True
• False

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Bradley had 1/2 of a pizza pie left over from a party. The next day he ate 3/5 of his leftovers. How much pizza did he eat the next day?

• 4/7
• 3/10
• 4/5
• 3/7

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In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of them are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?

• 2/8
• 3/15
• 3/8
• 2/15

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A recipe for 1 batch of cookies calls for ⅔ cups of raisins. Amy made 2½ batches of cookies. How many cups of raisins did she use in her recipe?

• 1 5/6
• 3 1/6
• 2 1/3
• 1 2/3

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Three friends shared half of a pizza equally. How much of the whole pizza pie did each friend eat?

• 1/6
• 1/5
• 3/2
• 2/3

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What operation would you use? :
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?

• Multiplying 
• Dividing

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Sue eats 3/8 of a cherry pie.  Jan eats 1/4 of what was LEFT.  How much of the pie did Jan eat?

• 3/32
• 4/12
• 5/32
• 8/10

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