Fraction Word Problems Quiz

What is  $\frac{3}{5}\div\frac{1}{4}$ ?  

•  $\frac{3}{5}\times\frac{4}{1}=\frac{12}{5}=2\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{3}{5}\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{3}{20}$  

•  $\frac{5}{3}\times\frac{4}{1}=\frac{20}{3}=6\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{5}{3}\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5}{12}$  

Mrs. Whitewall is making tires for her toy car. She has a piece of rubber that is 11/12 of a yard long. The directions instruct Mrs. Whitewall to cut the rubber into pieces 1/12 of a yard long. Which of the following equations represents the correct way to determine how many pieces of rubber Mrs. Whitewall will have after making the necessary cuts?

• 11/12 ÷ 1/12 = 12 pieces of rubber

• 11/12 ÷ 1/12 = 11 pieces of rubber

• 11/12 ÷ 12 = 11 pieces of rubber

• 11/12 ÷ 12 = 12 pieces of rubber

Cammie is creating a picture to print on the computer. Right now it is 2 1/4 inches tall. She wants it to be 1/3 the size. How tall will it be when she is done?

• 3/4 inch

• 2 1/12 inch

• 6 3/4 inch

• 2/3 inch

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Sarah is making 1/2 of a cookie recipe. If the recipe calls for 2 1/3 cups of flour, how much will she use?

• 2 1/6 cups

• 1 1/6 cups

• 1 1/5 cups

• 1/6 cups

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A box of cereal contains 10 1/2 cups. If each serving is 1 1/4 cups, how many servings are in the box?

• 5 5/8 servings

• 10 1/8 servings

• 8 2/5 servings

• 6 servings

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Gerald is making 2 1/3 batches of chicken soup. If one recipe needs 1/2 cup of carrots. How much carrots will be needed for all the soup?

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cups

• 5/6 cups

• 1 1/6 cups

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Cam's car gets 31 1/2 miles per gallon of gas. If he puts 15 gallons of gas in his car, how far can he go?

• 315 miles

• 465 1/2 miles

• 472 1/2 miles

• 540 3/4 miles

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There are 27 students in Ms. Grow's class. If 2/3 of them ride the bus, how many students do NOT ride the bus?

• 9

• 18

• 36

• 7

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In Ms. Cable's class, 1/2 of the student's favorite color is blue. Of those students, 1/5 of them like purple as a second favorite. What fraction of the students like blue and then purple?

• 2/7

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 2 1/2

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A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1
• 1 1/2
• 1  3/4 
• 2

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