Fraction Word Problems
Fraction Word Problems:
Do I Multiply or Divide?
When to Multiply:
When to Divide:
? Do you have
? Are you dividing a
fractional groups or
given amount into
amounts and is the
equal groups?
problem asking for the
total?
? Are you taking an
amount and sorting it,
? Are you taking part of breaking it up, or
a whole?
cutting it into equal
parts?
? Are you taking part of
a part?
? Are you eating,
drinking, or using an
? Are you trying to
equal amount of a
determine the total
total each day and
amount you need for
looking for how much
X people, containers,
you eat, drink, or use
recipes, etc.?
each day?
You can check your answer by asking yourself:
? Is my answer reasonable? ? Does it make sense? ? Is the answer way too small or way too big?
Jackson's mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 4/6 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?
Mr. Simpson feeds his dog ? of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of dog food last?
Mrs. Diego has 3 cups of sugar. She needs to divide the sugar equally into containers of 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many containers will Mrs. Diego be able to fill?
After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains. Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza. What fraction of a pizza does she eat?
Anu has 9 problems to solve for his math homework. He has solved 2/3 of the problems already. How many of his problems has he solved?
A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of ? of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?
A chef has ? of a pound of flour to divide equally into two containers. How much flour will be in each container?
Keisha is making potato casserole for a dinner party. She needs ? of a potato per guest. How many potatoes will she need for 9 guests?
Meandre has 8 pints of milk. If he drinks ? of a pint of milk each day, how long will the 8 pints of milk last him?
Tyreick wants to fill six containers with ? of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?
Fraction Word Problems
Name: __________________________ Date: __________
Multiplication
Division
Fraction Word Problems
Name: __A__n_s_w_e_r__K_e_y______________ Date: __________
Multiplication
Division
Jackson's mother buys 4 packs of hamburger meat. Each pack contains 4/6 of a pound of meat. How much total meat did she buy?
A chef has ? of a pound of flour to divide equally into two containers. How much flour will be in each container?
Anu has 9 problems to solve for his math homework. He has solved 2/3 of the problems already. How many of his problems has he solved?
A fudge company makes 4 pounds of fudge. A worker separates the fudge into packages of ? of a pound of fudge each. How many packages does he make?
After a party, 1/3 of a pizza remains. Rachel eats 1/2 of the remaining pizza. What fraction of a pizza does she eat?
Mrs. Diego has 3 cups of sugar. She needs to divide the sugar equally into containers of 1/3 of a cup of sugar. How many containers will Mrs. Diego be able to fill?
Keisha is making potato casserole for a dinner party. She needs ? of a potato per guest. How many potatoes will she need for 9 guests?
Mr. Simpson feeds his dog ? of a cup of dog food each day. How long will 4 cups of dog food last?
Tyreick wants to fill six containers with ? of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?
Meandre has 8 pints of milk. If he drinks ? of a pint of milk each day, how long will the 8 pints of milk last him?
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