5th Grade 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

• 1/3

• 1/2

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

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in the first week. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages did he read?

• 50 pages

• 150 pages

• 100 pages

• 200 pages

4. A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If the total area of the garden is 24 square meters, how much area is planted with flowers?

• 20 square meters

• 12 square meters

• 15 square meters

• 10 square meters

5. Lisa has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. If she uses it to make 2 bags, how much fabric does she use for each bag?

• 1/4 of a yard

• 1/3 of a yard

• 1/6 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

6. A cake recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of milk. If John wants to make 3 cakes, how much milk does he need in total?

• 1 4/5 cups

• 3/5 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

7. There are 2/5 of a gallon of juice left. If each glass holds 1/10 of a gallon, how many glasses can be filled?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

8. A box contains 4/5 of a pound of nuts. If each serving is 1/5 of a pound, how many servings can be made from the box?

• 4 servings

• 5 servings

• 3 servings

• 2 servings

9. Emma has 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. If she uses 1/4 of a yard for a project, how much ribbon will she have left?

• 5/8 of a yard

• 6/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

10. A farmer harvested 3/4 of his cornfield. If the total area of the cornfield is 40 acres, how many acres did he harvest?

• 15 acres

• 20 acres

• 10 acres

• 30 acres