Dividing and Multiplying Fractions Word Problems

A stack of boards is 21″ high. Each board is 1¾″ thick. How can you find the number of boards?

• 21 × 1¾

• 1¾ ÷ 21

• 21 ÷ 1¾

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

Nine identical cakes weigh a total of 20¼ pounds. How much does each cake weigh?

• 4/9 pound

• 2⋅1/9 pounds

• 2⋅9/36 pounds

• 2⋅1/4 pounds

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

A pet store had 4 cats to feed. If they only had 1/5 of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, how much would each cat get?

• 1/20 of a bag

• 20 bags

• 4/5 of a bag

• 5/4 bags

Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

• 13  1/2

• 6

• 9

• This is not possible.

1/3 of the people at a banquet ordered ice cream for dessert. The rest ordered pie. 1/4 of those getting pie ordered apple pie. If 180 people attended the banquet, how many ordered apple pie?

• 10

• 15

• 30

• 45

Answer the question in the picture.

• 1) Larger 2) Smaller
• 1) Smaller 2)Larger

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8