Multiplication and Dividing Fraction Word Problems

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

Linda posted flyers for Homecoming last week. She has 70 posters to hang. Last week, she posted 1/5 of them. This week, she posted 4/7 of the remaining flyers. How many flyers are still not hung?

• 56

• 24

• 32

• 14

A farmer was dividing up his one-half of an acre of land between his 4 children.  since each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?

• 8

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

 

Marty has 2 pizzas and he wants to give 3/4 of them to his Mom. How much pizza will he give to his mom.

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

Select the correct expression: 
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make? 

• 6 x 3/4

• 6 ÷ 3/4

• 3/4 ÷ 6

• 3/4 x 6

If a puppet requires 3/4 yards of material, how many puppets can be made from 9 yards of material?

• 6 puppets

• 7 puppets

• 12 puppets

• 9 puppets

 

Caleb saved 1/3 of his allowance to spend on candy. If he gets an allowance of $6, how much money does he have to spend on candy?

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

Twyla is turning a 1/2 acre piece of land into a community garden. She wants to split the land up evenly into 3 groups so she can plant flowers, fruit, and vegetables. What fraction of an acre will each garden get?

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

Twyla is turning a 1/2 acre piece of land into a community garden. She wants to split the land up evenly into 3 groups so she can plant flowers, fruit, and vegetables. What fraction of an acre will each garden get?