Fraction Fun: Solving Multiplication Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She decides to share it equally with her friend. What fraction of the chocolate bar does each person get?

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 2/3

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

3. A garden is 5/6 of an acre. If 1/3 of the garden is planted with tomatoes, what fraction of an acre is planted with tomatoes?

• 5/18

• 2/5

• 3/8

• 1/4

4. A painter uses 3/5 of a gallon of paint for one wall. If he has 2 walls to paint, how much paint will he use in total?

• 1 gallon

• 2 gallons

• 3/2 gallons

• 1 and 1/5 gallons

5. Emma read 2/5 of a book in one week. If she reads the same fraction of the book each week, how much of the book will she have read after 3 weeks?

• 3/5 of the book

• 2/3 of the book

• 1.2 or 6/5 of the book

• 1/5 of the book

6. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3/4 of the pizza is left, how many slices are remaining?

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 8 slices

• 6 slices

7. A recipe requires 1/2 of a cup of oil. If you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

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

• 20

• 18

• 12

• 16

9. A fabric store sells 1/4 of a yard of fabric for each pillowcase. If you want to make 5 pillowcases, how many yards of fabric do you need?

• 0.5 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 1.25 yards

• 2 yards

10. A car can travel 3/5 of a tank of gas on a trip. If the tank holds 10 gallons, how many gallons will the car use for the trip?

• 6 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 2 gallons