Multiplying/Dividing Fractions--Story Problems

There are 9 sisters visiting the farm. Each eats  $\frac{3}{8}$ of a carton of strawberries. How many cartons did they eat altogether?

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  $9\frac{3}{8}$

• $24$

• $3\frac{3}{8}$

• $8\frac{5}{8}$

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The dolphins are fed  $\frac{1}{8}$  of a bucket of fish each day. The sea otters are fed  $\frac{1}{2}$  as much fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea otters fed each day?

• $\frac{1}{16}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{10}$

• $\frac{5}{8}$

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A gardener spreads $\frac{5}{6}$ of a bag of mulch evenly over her 4 equal-sized vegetable beds. How much mulch did she put on each vegetable bed?

•  $3\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{5}{24}$  

•  $4\frac{5}{6}$  

•  $3\frac{1}{6}$  

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An electrician needs 3 rolls of electrical wire to wire each room in a house. How many rooms can she wire with  $\frac{9}{10}$   of a roll of wire?

•  $2\frac{7}{10}$  

•  $3\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $3\frac{9}{10}$  

•  $\frac{3}{10}$  

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Hayden has   $\frac{4}{9}$   of a bag of toys. If he puts the same number of toys in 10 boxes, how much of the original bag of toys will be in each box?

•  $22\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $4\frac{4}{9}$  

•  $\frac{2}{45}$  

•  $10\frac{4}{9}$  

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 $\frac{2}{3}$  of the students in your class have a sister. Of the students who have a sister,  $\frac{1}{2}$   also have a brother. What fraction of the students have both a sister and a brother?

•  $1\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

•  $1\frac{1}{6}$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

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A recipe for cookies calls for  $\frac{1}{4}$  of a tablespoon of salt. How much salt would you need to bake 8 batches of cookies?

•  $2$  

•  $\frac{1}{32}$  

•  $32$  

•  $8\frac{1}{4}$  

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Pat and Anne ate  $\frac{3}{8}$  of a hamburger. They split the remainder so they could each take home the same amount to eat later. What fraction of the hamburger did each of them take home?

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

•  $\frac{5}{16}$  

•  $5\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $2\frac{3}{8}$  

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A sausage is 8 inches long. How many pieces can be cut if each piece needs to be  $\frac{2}{3}$  of an inch?

•  $\frac{1}{12}$  

•  $12$  

•  $5\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $8\frac{2}{3}$  

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Dori bought  $\frac{7}{8}$  of a yard of ribbon. Dori's sister used  $\frac{1}{2}$  of the ribbon. How many yards of ribbon did Dori's sister use?

•  $1\frac{3}{4}$  

•  $\frac{4}{7}$  

•  $\frac{7}{16}$  

•  $1\frac{3}{8}$  

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