Feb. 1 - Multiply/Divide Fractions Word Problems

Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat.

Each pack contains 4/6 of a pound of meat.

How many pounds of meat did she buy?

Mrs. Diego has 3 cups of sugar.

She needs to divide the sugar equally into containers of 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many containers will Mrs. Diego be able to fill?

Mr. Simpson feeds his dog ½ of a cup of dog food each day.

He has 4 cups of dog food.

How many days will 4 cups of dog food last?

After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains.

Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza.

What fraction of a pizza does she eat?

Anu has 9 problems to solve for his math homework.

He has solved 2/3 of the problems already.

How many of his problems has he solved?

A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge.

A worker separates the fudge into packages of ¼ of a pound of fudge each.

How many packages does he make?

A chef has ½ of a pound of flour to divide equally into two containers.

How many cups of flour will be in each container?

Keisha is making potato casserole for a dinner party.

She needs ½ of a potato per guest.

How many potatoes will she need for 9 guests?

Meandre has 8 pints of milk.

If he drinks ¼ of a pint of milk each day.

How many days will the 8 pints of milk last him?

Tyreick wants to fill six containers with ¾ of a cup of lemonade in each container.

How many packs of lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?