Dividing & Multiplying Fractions Story Problems

6 friends share 2 key lime pies equally. What fraction of a key lime pie does each friend get?

• 1/6
• 1/3
• 2/3
• 12

Ms. Hand has 1/2 cup of milk. She pours the same amount into each of 3 mixing bowls to make cakes. Which equation represents the fraction of a cup of milk, m, that is in each mixing bowl?

• 1/2 ÷ 1/3 = m
• 1/2 ÷ 3 = m
• 3 ÷ 1/2 = m
• 1/3 ÷ 1/2 = m

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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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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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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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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Manny practiced soccer for  $\frac{2}{7}$  of an hour for 3 days. How many hours of soccer did he practice total?

•  $\frac{2}{21}$  

•  $10\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{6}{7}$  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  

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Your town maintains a trail that is  $\frac{1}{2}$  of a mile long. There are 8 parts of the trail. Each part is exactly the same length. How long is each part of the trail?

•  $16$  

•  $4$  

•  $8\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{1}{16}$  

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There are 8 students in the class and  $\frac{3}{5}$ of a pound of a chocolate. If the chocolate is divided equally among the students, how much will each student get?

•  $13\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $4\frac{4}{5}$  

•  $8\frac{3}{5}$  

•  $\frac{3}{40}$  

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