MULTIPLY AND DIVIDE FRACTIONS
WORD-PROBLEMSCHAPTER 2
DIVIDINGDeLila has 4 ½ pies to divide equally among 9 people. How much will each person get?
½ a pie
MULTPLYINGCatherine walks her dog 3/4 of a mile every day. How far does she walk each week?
5 ¼ miles
MULTPLYINGFrank wants to paint his bedroom wall that is
9 1/3 feet long and 8 1/8 feet wide. Find the area of the wall.
75 5/6 ft2
DIVIDINGA cat eats 2/3 of a cup of food each day. How many days will a bag containing 16 cups of food last?
24 days
MULTPLYINGShen is making mine-craft figures out of clay. Each figure needs 3/8 pound of clay. If he makes 12 figures, how much clay will he use?
4 ½ pounds
DIVIDINGBrenda ate 1/2 pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Mark ate 3/4 pint of malt ice cream. How many times more ice cream did Mark eat?
1 ½ more pints
PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTION…
• Jasmine biked 3/8 the distance from her school to her house. If she has 10 more miles to go, how many miles has she gone already?
1 2 3
The last 5 pieces = 10 miles
2 2 2 2 2
So the first 3 pieces = 6 miles