Multiplication Division Fraction Word Problems

My dad was painting my bedroom. He started with 5/9 of a can of paint. He used 1/3 of the can. How much paint did he have left?

• 2/9 of a can of paint

• 1/2 of a can of paint

• 2/3 of a can of paint

What multiplication problem is being modeled in this picture?

• 3/8 x 1/4

• 1/8 x 3/4

• 3/7 x 1/4

• 1/7 x 3/4

Kathy likes blue marbles. She notices that 2/5 of each bag of marbles she buys are blue. She has 10 bags of marbles at home. How many separate bags of only blue marbles can she make?

• 2 bags

• 3 bags

• 4 bags

• 5 bags

Caroline collected 3 1/4 bags of bottles to take to the recycling center. 
1/3 of the bags are glass bottles 
2/3 of the bags are plastic bottles

The recycling center only accepts plastic bottles. How many bags will the recycling center accept?

• 1 1/12

• 1 1/6

• 2 1/6

• 3 1/12

Omar has a corn muffin recipe that requires 1/4 cup of cornmeal. If he has 6 cups of cornmeal, how many batches of corn muffins can he​ make?

• 2/3

• 24

• 36

• 1 1/2

One sixth of an apple pie is left for 2 family members to share equally. What fraction of the original pie will each member​ get?

• 1/3

• 1/12

• 2/3

• 1/6

Ms. Lee has 4 brownies that she would like to share among 8 different people. If she shares them equally, what fraction of the brownie will each person get?

• 4/8

• 8/4

Ms. Lee is combining bottles of lotion. She has 14 small bottles of water and she wants to divide them equally among 4 different larger containers. How many small bottles should she empty into each large container?

• 14/4

• 4/14

What two fractions are being multiplied? 

• 3/10 x 2/5

• 3/5 x 2/10

• 7/10 x 9/5

• 6/5 x 6/10

Multiplication or division word problem?

Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division