Multiplication and Division Fraction Word Problems

Multiplication or division word problem?

A famous chef uses flour to thicken his sauces. He had 3/4 of a cup of flour and he needs 1/7 of a cup for each sauce. How many sauces can he make?

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Multiplication or division word problem?

After going to the candy store, Mary had 11/12 of a pound of candy. Her mom had her put it into bags with 1/6 of a pound in each bag. How many bags of candy did she have?

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Multiplication or division word problem?

Jerry is organizing his book shelf. His book shelf is 8/9 of a foot. Each of his chapter books is 1/12 of a foot wide. How many books can he fit on the shelf?

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Mom has ½ cup of sprinkles to sprinkle on Brandon’s birthday cupcakes. She uses half of the sprinkles. How much does she use?

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On Sunday, Cracker Barrel used 9 gallons of syrup. On Monday, they used ¾ of that amount. How much did they use on Monday?

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The bakery makes 6 pies. Each slice is 1/8 of the whole pie. How many slices are there?

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which operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

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• division

which operation(s) would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Kingston scored 1/3 of the team's 24 points in a basketball game. How many points did Kingston score?

Which operation would you apply to solve this?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Joe's mom ordered 12 pizzas for a party. 1/4 of the pizzas were pepperoni pizzas, how many pepperoni pizzas were there?

Which operation you would apply to solve this?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division