Multiply Divide Fraction Word Problems

Jennifer has 3 1/2 cups of jelly beans to share with 7 friends. How many cups does each person get?

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Josie bought 15 feet of fabric to make curtains. She needs to cut the fabric into 1/4 sections. How many sections of fabric will she have?

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A cook baked 5 large pizzas. If he cuts each pizza into slices of eighths, how many slices will he have in total?

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Jakob has 1/4 of a watermelon. If he and two friends share it equally, what portion of the whole watermelon will each person get?

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Selena has 6 inches of tape to attach to photos to her display board. If she cuts the tape into 1/2 inch pieces, how many pieces will she have?

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Joseph brought in 1 1/2 gallons of chocolate milk. He wanted to split it equally among his 22 classmates. How much milk will each student get?

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Justin fed his cat a 1/2 cup of food every day. He has 5 cups of cat food left. How many days will the cat food last?

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It takes 2/3 cups of flour to make a batch of brownies. If Caroline has 4 1/2 cups of flour, how many batches of brownies can she make?

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96 people attend a play. Out of the 96 who are there, 1/9 of them are actors in the play. How many of them are actors?

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Tom wants to repaint his driveway. His driveway is 8 feet by 12 1/2 feet. What is the area of Tom's driveway?

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