Multiplying or Dividing Fractions

For Thanksgiving, Peggy divided 1/5 of an ounce of salt evenly to make 5 servings of a dish. How much salt did she put in each serving?

• 1/25

• 25

• 6 1/5

Last month, Katy and Vondra sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Vondra sold 3/8 as much candy as Katy did. If Katy sold 1/6 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Vondra sell?

• Multiplying

• Dividing

The elephants at the Perry Zoo are fed 5/6 of a barrel of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 2/3 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?

• Multiplying

• Dividing

What is the product of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 3/6

• 2/6

Naomi uses 2/3 cup of sugar for one batch of cookies. If she made two batches. How much sugar did she use? (no label)

Mathematical Equivalence

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To make a batch of fruit punch, Landon needs 2 2/3 cups of blackberry juice. If he wants to make 2 3 /4 batches of punch, how many cups of blackberry juice will he need?

• Multiplying

• Dividing

• Multiply

• Divide

• Multiply

• Divide

Karen's mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 4/6 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?

• Multiply

• Divide

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?

• Multiply

• Divide