Fraction Word Problems: Division, Multiplication & More

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she wants to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/4

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?

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

3. Tom read 1/3 of a book in the first week and 1/4 of the book in the second week. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 1/2

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 2/3

4. A garden has 5 1/2 rows of carrots. If each row has 2/3 of a meter of carrots, how many meters of carrots are there in total?

• 3.67 meters

• 4.5 meters

• 2.5 meters

• 5 meters

5. Lisa has 2 1/4 yards of fabric. She uses 1/2 yard to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 2 yards

• 1 yard

• 1 1/2 yards

• 1 3/4 yards

6. A baker made 3/5 of a cake and wants to divide it into 4 equal pieces. How much cake will each piece be?

• 3/20

• 1/5

• 2/3

• 1/4

7. If a bottle holds 1 1/2 liters of juice and you pour out 2/3 of it, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 2 liters

• 1/3 liter

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

8. A box contains 4 1/2 pounds of apples. If you want to pack them into bags of 3/4 pound each, how many bags can you fill?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 6

9. Emma has 2 2/3 liters of lemonade. If she pours 1/3 of it into cups for her friends, how much lemonade does she have left?

• 2 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 1 7/9 liters

• 3 liters

10. A recipe requires 1 1/4 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 3 3/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 5 1/2 cups