Grade 6 Fraction Word Problems: Multiply & Divide Fractions

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

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/3

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in 2 days. If he continues at the same rate, how much of the book will he read in 6 days?

• 1.5

• 3

• 2

• 1

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

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

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

5. Lisa has 2/5 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/5 of it to make a scarf, how much fabric does she have left?

• 2/5 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/5 of a yard

• 3/5 of a yard

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

6. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/2 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 2 gallons of gas?

• 1.5 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

7. A baker uses 1/3 of a pound of flour for each loaf of bread. If he wants to make 5 loaves, how much flour does he need in total?

• 1 pound

• 1.67 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

8. A bottle contains 2/5 of a liter of juice. If 1/5 of the juice is poured out, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1/2 liters

• 8/25 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 3/5 liters

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

9. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If John only has 1/2 cup, how much more milk does he need to complete the recipe?

• 2/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. A class has 2/3 of its students present. If there are 24 students in total, how many students are present?

• 16

• 18

• 20

• 12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C