Fraction Word Problems: Multiplication & Mixed Numbers

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

2. A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of a square yard of space for planting flowers. If each flower takes up 1/3 of a square yard, how many flowers can be planted?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

4. Tom read 1 1/4 of a book in one week. If he continues at the same rate, how many weeks will it take him to read 5 books?

• 4 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 2 weeks

• 5 weeks

5. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 3 miles

• 0.8 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 1.5 miles

6. Lisa has 2 1/3 yards of ribbon. She uses 1/2 yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2 yards

• 1 5/6 yards

• 1 1/2 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

7. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 1/4 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

8. A box contains 1 1/2 pounds of candy. If you divide the candy equally among 6 children, how much candy will each child receive?

• 1/3 pounds

• 1/2 pounds

• 1/4 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

9. A tank can hold 4 1/2 gallons of water. If you fill it with 2/3 of its capacity, how many gallons of water are in the tank?

• 4 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 3 gallons

• 2 gallons

10. A baker made 2 1/4 dozen cookies. If he sells 1/3 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 18

• 30

• 24

• 12