Multiply Divide Fraction Word Problems

Tana made 3 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cut each one into fourths.  How many 1/4 sandwich pieces did Tana have?

• 1/12 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 3/4 pieces

Patty wants to run 5/6 of a mile every day for 5 days. John wants to run 3/4 of a mile every day for 6 days. Who will run the greater distance?

• Patty 

• John

You have 30 subs.  Each person can eat 1/3 of the sub.  How many people can eat?

• 1

• 10

• 27

• 90

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food.  Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food.  How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• 24 days

• 27 days

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?

• 1 container

• 6 containers

• 1/9 container

• 9 containers

You have 2/3 quart of lemonade. If an equal amount of lemonade is poured into each of 6 glasses, how much lemonade will each class contain?

• 1/9 quart

• 1/4 quart

• 4 quarts

Kaitlyn has 5/8 pound of sunflower seeds. She puts seeds evenly into 10 envelopes. How much sunflower seed is in each envelope?

• 1/16 pound

• 5/16 pound

• 1/8 pound

Jackson’s mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 2/3 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?`

• Multiply

• Divide