Multiply & Divide Fractions Word Problems

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Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.
How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

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At Sullivan High School, 4/5 of the students play an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 9/10 play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at Sullivan High School play a string instrument?

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Raymond has 7/10 of a cup of
powdered sugar. He sprinkles
1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of
brownies and sprinkles the rest
onto a plate of lemon cookies.
How much sugar does Raymond
sprinkle on the brownies?

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Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound of
berries. She divided them
evenly among 3 containers.
How many pounds of berries
did Hayley put in each
container?

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Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hot
chocolate. Each mug
holds 2/5 of a quart. How many
mugs will Zoe be able to fill?

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On Monday a team of street
sweepers cleaned 1/3 of a city
block. Tuesday, the team
cleaned 1/5 as many blocks as
on Monday. How many city
blocks did the street sweepers
clean on Tuesday?

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Last week, Denise's Fruit Stand
sold 10 boxes of bananas. Down
the road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold
2/5 as many boxes of bananas
as Denise's did. How many
boxes of bananas did Nate's
Fruit Stand sell?

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At the end of the night, a pizza
place had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.
The 7 employees each took
home the same amount of
leftover pizza. How much pizza
did each employee take home?

1

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon of
ketchup equally into 7 smaller
bottles to put on the tables in
his hamburger restaurant. How
much ketchup did he put in each bottle?

1

Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.
How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

At Sullivan High School, 4/5 of the students play an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 9/10 play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at Sullivan High School play a string instrument?

Raymond has 7/10 of a cup of
powdered sugar. He sprinkles
1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of
brownies and sprinkles the rest
onto a plate of lemon cookies.
How much sugar does Raymond
sprinkle on the brownies?

Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound of
berries. She divided them
evenly among 3 containers.
How many pounds of berries
did Hayley put in each
container?

Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hot
chocolate. Each mug
holds 2/5 of a quart. How many
mugs will Zoe be able to fill?

On Monday a team of street
sweepers cleaned 1/3 of a city
block. Tuesday, the team
cleaned 1/5 as many blocks as
on Monday. How many city
blocks did the street sweepers
clean on Tuesday?

Last week, Denise's Fruit Stand
sold 10 boxes of bananas. Down
the road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold
2/5 as many boxes of bananas
as Denise's did. How many
boxes of bananas did Nate's
Fruit Stand sell?

At the end of the night, a pizza
place had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.
The 7 employees each took
home the same amount of
leftover pizza. How much pizza
did each employee take home?

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon of
ketchup equally into 7 smaller
bottles to put on the tables in
his hamburger restaurant. How
much ketchup did he put in each bottle?

Steve had 4/5 of a pound of
blueberries. Steve let his friend
Randy eat 2/3 of the
blueberries. How many pounds
of blueberries did Randy eat?

Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.
How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

At Sullivan High School, 4/5 of the students play an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 9/10 play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at Sullivan High School play a string instrument?

Raymond has 7/10 of a cup of
powdered sugar. He sprinkles
1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of
brownies and sprinkles the rest
onto a plate of lemon cookies.
How much sugar does Raymond
sprinkle on the brownies?

Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound of
berries. She divided them
evenly among 3 containers.
How many pounds of berries
did Hayley put in each
container?

Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hot
chocolate. Each mug
holds 2/5 of a quart. How many
mugs will Zoe be able to fill?

On Monday a team of street
sweepers cleaned 1/3 of a city
block. Tuesday, the team
cleaned 1/5 as many blocks as
on Monday. How many city
blocks did the street sweepers
clean on Tuesday?

Last week, Denise's Fruit Stand
sold 10 boxes of bananas. Down
the road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold
2/5 as many boxes of bananas
as Denise's did. How many
boxes of bananas did Nate's
Fruit Stand sell?

At the end of the night, a pizza
place had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.
The 7 employees each took
home the same amount of
leftover pizza. How much pizza
did each employee take home?

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon of
ketchup equally into 7 smaller
bottles to put on the tables in
his hamburger restaurant. How
much ketchup did he put in each bottle?

Steve had 4/5 of a pound of
blueberries. Steve let his friend
Randy eat 2/3 of the
blueberries. How many pounds
of blueberries did Randy eat?

Multiply & Divide Fractions Word Problems

Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

At Sullivan High School, 4/5 of the students play an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 9/10 play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at Sullivan High School play a string instrument?

Raymond has 7/10 of a cup ofpowdered sugar. He sprinkles1/3 of the sugar onto a plate ofbrownies and sprinkles the restonto a plate of lemon cookies.How much sugar does Raymondsprinkle on the brownies?

Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound ofberries. She divided themevenly among 3 containers.How many pounds of berriesdid Hayley put in eachcontainer?

Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hotchocolate. Each mugholds 2/5 of a quart. How manymugs will Zoe be able to fill?

On Monday a team of streetsweepers cleaned 1/3 of a cityblock. Tuesday, the teamcleaned 1/5 as many blocks ason Monday. How many cityblocks did the street sweepersclean on Tuesday?

Last week, Denise's Fruit Standsold 10 boxes of bananas. Downthe road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold2/5 as many boxes of bananasas Denise's did. How manyboxes of bananas did Nate'sFruit Stand sell?

At the end of the night, a pizzaplace had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.The 7 employees each tookhome the same amount ofleftover pizza. How much pizzadid each employee take home?

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon ofketchup equally into 7 smallerbottles to put on the tables inhis hamburger restaurant. Howmuch ketchup did he put in each bottle?

Steve had 4/5 of a pound ofblueberries. Steve let his friendRandy eat 2/3 of theblueberries. How many poundsof blueberries did Randy eat?

Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

At Sullivan High School, 4/5 of the students play an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 9/10 play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at Sullivan High School play a string instrument?

Raymond has 7/10 of a cup ofpowdered sugar. He sprinkles1/3 of the sugar onto a plate ofbrownies and sprinkles the restonto a plate of lemon cookies.How much sugar does Raymondsprinkle on the brownies?

Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound ofberries. She divided themevenly among 3 containers.How many pounds of berriesdid Hayley put in eachcontainer?

Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hotchocolate. Each mugholds 2/5 of a quart. How manymugs will Zoe be able to fill?

On Monday a team of streetsweepers cleaned 1/3 of a cityblock. Tuesday, the teamcleaned 1/5 as many blocks ason Monday. How many cityblocks did the street sweepersclean on Tuesday?

Last week, Denise's Fruit Standsold 10 boxes of bananas. Downthe road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold2/5 as many boxes of bananasas Denise's did. How manyboxes of bananas did Nate'sFruit Stand sell?

At the end of the night, a pizzaplace had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.The 7 employees each tookhome the same amount ofleftover pizza. How much pizzadid each employee take home?

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon ofketchup equally into 7 smallerbottles to put on the tables inhis hamburger restaurant. Howmuch ketchup did he put in each bottle?

Steve had 4/5 of a pound ofblueberries. Steve let his friendRandy eat 2/3 of theblueberries. How many poundsof blueberries did Randy eat?

Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.
How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

Raymond has 7/10 of a cup of
powdered sugar. He sprinkles
1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of
brownies and sprinkles the rest
onto a plate of lemon cookies.
How much sugar does Raymond
sprinkle on the brownies?

Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound of
berries. She divided them
evenly among 3 containers.
How many pounds of berries
did Hayley put in each
container?

Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hot
chocolate. Each mug
holds 2/5 of a quart. How many
mugs will Zoe be able to fill?

On Monday a team of street
sweepers cleaned 1/3 of a city
block. Tuesday, the team
cleaned 1/5 as many blocks as
on Monday. How many city
blocks did the street sweepers
clean on Tuesday?

Last week, Denise's Fruit Stand
sold 10 boxes of bananas. Down
the road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold
2/5 as many boxes of bananas
as Denise's did. How many
boxes of bananas did Nate's
Fruit Stand sell?

At the end of the night, a pizza
place had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.
The 7 employees each took
home the same amount of
leftover pizza. How much pizza
did each employee take home?

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon of
ketchup equally into 7 smaller
bottles to put on the tables in
his hamburger restaurant. How
much ketchup did he put in each bottle?

Steve had 4/5 of a pound of
blueberries. Steve let his friend
Randy eat 2/3 of the
blueberries. How many pounds
of blueberries did Randy eat?

Anita needs to add 2/3 of a cup of flour to a recipe. She only has a 1/3- cup measure.
How many scoops of flour does Anita need to add?

Raymond has 7/10 of a cup of
powdered sugar. He sprinkles
1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of
brownies and sprinkles the rest
onto a plate of lemon cookies.
How much sugar does Raymond
sprinkle on the brownies?

Hayley picked 2/3 of a pound of
berries. She divided them
evenly among 3 containers.
How many pounds of berries
did Hayley put in each
container?

Zoe made 4/5 of a quart of hot
chocolate. Each mug
holds 2/5 of a quart. How many
mugs will Zoe be able to fill?

On Monday a team of street
sweepers cleaned 1/3 of a city
block. Tuesday, the team
cleaned 1/5 as many blocks as
on Monday. How many city
blocks did the street sweepers
clean on Tuesday?

Last week, Denise's Fruit Stand
sold 10 boxes of bananas. Down
the road, Nate's Fruit Stand sold
2/5 as many boxes of bananas
as Denise's did. How many
boxes of bananas did Nate's
Fruit Stand sell?

At the end of the night, a pizza
place had 5 3/5 pizzas left over.
The 7 employees each took
home the same amount of
leftover pizza. How much pizza
did each employee take home?

Frank split 7/10 of a gallon of
ketchup equally into 7 smaller
bottles to put on the tables in
his hamburger restaurant. How
much ketchup did he put in each bottle?

Steve had 4/5 of a pound of
blueberries. Steve let his friend
Randy eat 2/3 of the
blueberries. How many pounds
of blueberries did Randy eat?