Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Word Problems
Students should solve these problems
using a representation and write an
equation to match the situation.
Each small cake takes 3/4 cup of frosting.
If Betty wants to make 24 small cakes,
how much frosting will she need?
The zookeeper has 4 cups of frog food.
His frogs eat 1/3 cup of food each day.
How long can he feed the frogs before the
food runs out?
It takes 2/3 of a yard of material to make a
pillow. How many yards of material are
needed to make 15 pillows?
Mrs. Jones wants to feed each of the
children she babysits for a half of a
sandwich for lunch. If she babysits 8
children, how many sandwiches does she
need to make?
Nick made 6 small cakes for his birthday
party. He thinks each person at the party
will eat half of a cake. How many people
can be at the party if everyone eats this
much?
Carla has 9 cans of paint. It takes 1/2 can
of paint to paint a chair. How many chairs
can she paint with her 9 cans of paint?
It takes 1/4 yard of fabric to make a pillow.
How many pillows could I make with 3
yards of fabric?
Each student needs 3/4 stick of clay to do
an art project. If 14 students wanted to do
this art project, how many sticks of clay
would they need?
Tyrone eats 3/8 pounds of cheese each day.
How many days will it take him to eat 3
pounds of cheese.
I am making sub sandwiches for a group
of friends. There will be 13 of us eating
sub sandwiches. I want to serve each
person 1/4 of a sub sandwich. How many
sub sandwiches do I need to make all
together?
I have 2 1/2 bags of candy. A bag of
candy weighs 1/2 pound. How many
pounds of candy do I have?
I have 3/4 bag of candy. A full bag of
candy weighs 1/2 pound. How many
pounds of candy do I have?
Zach used 3/4 can of paint. A full can of
paint has 7/8 liters of paint in it. How
many liters of paint did Zach use?
Jose has 2 1/2 bags of candy. A bag of
candy weighs 5 pounds. How many
pounds of candy does Jose have?
I drink 3 1/2 cups of water for every mile I
hike. If I only hike 1/2 mile, how much
water would I drink? If I hike 3 1/2 miles,
how much water would I drink?
A recipe for homemade macaroni and
cheese takes 8/10 of a pound of cheese for
each pan. Mom wants to make 2 1/4 pans
of macaroni and cheese for a family
gathering. How many pounds of cheese
will she need to use?
Nick had 4 ice cream sandwiches. He ate
2/3 of them. How many ice cream
sandwiches did he eat?
Myra was watching a video online that
was 6 1/2 minutes long. The progress bar
showed that she had watched 2/3 of the
video. How many minutes had she
watched?
Autumn had 3/8 of a birthday cake left
over from her party. She ate 3/4 of the
leftover cake for breakfast. How much of
the whole cake did Autumn have at
breakfast?
It was 3/4 mile from Lesley’s house to the
grocery store. She ran 2/3 of the way and
walked the rest. How far did she run?
Nestor was going on a 10-mile hike. He
walked 1/4 of the way before lunch. How
far did he walk before lunch?
Nestor was going on a 20-mile hike. He
walked 3/4 of the way and decided to stop
for the night and camp. How far had he
walked?
Nestor was going on a backpacking trip
that was 22 miles long. He walked 3/4 of
the way and decided to stop for the night.
How far had he walked?
Nestor’s snail was in a race that was 3/4
feet long. The snail has finished 2/3 of the
race. How far has the snail gone so far?
It takes 1/3 of a can of paint to paint a wall.
How many walls can I paint if I have 5
cans of paint?