18 - Multiply & Divide Fractions Word Problems - Task Cards (40 Cards)

MULTIPLY & DIVIDE
FRACTIONS
TASK CARDS
 Multiply & Divide Fractions

 Multiply & Divide Mixed Numbers
 Multiply & Divide Fractions with Whole Numbers
Multiply & Divide Fractions Task Card # 1 Multiply & Divide Fractions Task Card # 2
Bradford is making vases out of clay. Three fourths of middle school

3
Each vase needs pound of clay. If students listen to downloaded
8
music more than CD’s. Nine
he makes 12 vases, how many pounds
hundredths listen to CD’s more.
of clay will he use?
How many times more students
listen to downloaded music?
1
A dog’s bed is 2 feet wide and 𝟓
1 Hannah is reading a novel for her
8 3
book club. She can read one
feet long. Find the area of the bed. 5
chapter in hour. How many
12
3
chapters can she read in 3 hours?
4
1
Emily is mixing 3 batches of cake At the public library, there is a
5
3 two-hour span of time to use a
batter. If one batch calls for 2 1
4 computer. The time slots are hour
tablespoons of sugar to add to the 3
cake batter, how many tablespoons long. How many time slots are
of sugar will Emily need? there?
7
Sabrina has 3 yards of fabric. She How many times must you run
8 1 1
1
needs 1 yards to make costumes around a mile track to run 3
4 2
4
for the school play. How many miles?
costumes can she make?
There are two goals on the hockey 1

Brian rode his bike miles in 2
1
rink. Each goal opening has the 2 4

hours. How many miles per hour did
1
shape of a rectangle that is 1 he ride?
5
4
meters high and meters wide.
1
5
What is the area of a goal opening?
Regina has 3 yards of yarn. She Out of 18 basketball shots from

3 5
needs yard for each shawl she the 3-point line, Carol got it in of
4 6
makes. How many shawls can she the time and Tanya got it in of
8
make? 9
the time. Who got in more shots?
How many more?
To make a batch of fruit smoothie, 3

Cheryl got 9 pounds of avocados
2 8
Ava needs 2 cups of orange juice. from her tree this year. Last year
3
3 1
If she wants to make 2 batches of she only got 6 pounds. How many
4 4
punch, how many cups of orange times more pounds did she get this
juice will she need? year than last year?
1 3
A postcard is 𝟓 inches long and 3 Francis wants to cut a 12-foot rope
2 4
inches wide. Find the area of the into equal pieces so that each piece
5
postcard. is -foot long. How many pieces will
8
he have?
A bottle of barbecue sauce states Samantha ate

1
pint of vanilla ice
1 2
that a serving is cup. How many 3
cream. Ricky ate pint of chocolate
2
servings are in a 2-pint container? 4
ice cream. How many times more ice
(Hint: One pint equals 2 cups.) cream did Ricky eat?
A marathon is 32 miles long. By You mix a quart of grape juice in a

3
noon, Roger had ran of the pitcher. You’re a re filling juice
4 2
distance. How many more miles did glasses that each hold cup of juice.
3
he need to run to finish the race? There are 4 cups in a quart. How
many juice glasses can you fill?
One fifth of today’s college Find the area of the figure.

students began using computers
between the ages of 5 and 8. If a
college has 4,250 students, how
many of the students began using 6
8 in.
computers between the ages of 5 7
and 8?
19 in.
George is hoping to beat the record Natalia has 30 cupcakes. How many
for free-diving in the ocean. It is pieces will she have if she divides
1
currently 525 feet in 3 minutes. them into fourths?
2
How many feet per minutes is that?
Beckles is cutting a roll of pretzel 1

Keith uses bag of dog food for his
1 3
dough into pieces that are inch dog, Buster, each day. How many
2
thick. If the roll is
1
inches long,
10 servings will Buster eat from 8 bags
2
how many pieces can he make? of dog food?
11 1
A recent study found that about You participate in a 12 mile relay
25 2
of students ages 16 to 17 drink run for charity. Your team has 8
coffee regularly. The entire study people and each person runs the
consisted of about 2,500 students. same distance. How many miles does
About how many drink coffee each person run?
regularly?
3 Kenrick mows lawns on Sundays. Last

Beverly walks for exercise 1
4 week it took him 5 hours to finish.
mile every day. How far does 2
This week it took only 5 hours. How
she walk each week? many times longer did it take last
week than this week?
The students in Jasper Middle You have tiles that measure 1 inch
2
School are having a track and field 2
5
event with various activities. In by 1 . How many square feet will

5
3
the -mile relay race, each runner 1000 tiles cover?
4
1
runs mile. How many runners are
16
in the race?
Find the area of the figure. Shirley has 80 pounds of sand. She
wants to divide it into buckets so
4
that each bucket weighs pound.
5
1
3 in. How many buckets will she need?
4
4
4 in.
5
7
A serving of snack mix is cup. If Sandra practices the piano each
8 2
Nicole wants to take 15 servings to day for of an hour, how many hours
3
her friend’s party. How many cups of practice will she get in each
of snack mix should she take? week?
A recipe for making rolls calls for Kareem wants to put a large mirror
2 1 1
5 cups of flour. Each batch of the on a wall that is 9 feet long and 8
3 3 8
1
recipe makes 3 dozen rolls. How feet wide.
2
many dozen rolls can you make with a) Find the area of the wall.
17 cups of flour? b) If the mirror is 100 square
feet, will it fit on the wall?
2
Shayla’s cat eats cup of food each Sandy is putting his collectible
3
sculptures on a shelf. The shelf is 12
day. How many days will a bag 1
containing 16 cups of food last? inches long. If each sculpture is 1
2
inches wide, how many sculptures
can he put side-by-side on the
shelf?
Name __________________________ Task Card Recording Sheet
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16.
17. 18. 19 . 20.
21. 22. 23. 24.
25. 26. 27. 28.
29. 30. 31. 32.
33. 34. 35. 36.
37. 38. 39. 40.

ANSWER KEY Multiply & Divide Fractions Task CARDS
9 1 1 1 4. 9 chapter
1. or 4 pounds 2. 8 time 3. 11 ft2
2 2 3 3
4 6. 6 time slots 7. 3 8. 14 times

5. 8 tbsp.
5
4 2 11. 4 skirts 12. Tanya got 1
9. 2 m2 10. mph
25 9
more shot.
1 1 5 16. 19 pieces
13. 7 cups
3
14. 1 times
2
15. 20 in2
8
17. 8 servings 1 19 . 8 more miles 20. 6
18. 1
2
21. 850 students 2 23. 150 ft per min 24. 120 pieces
22. 168 in2
7
25. 21 pieces 26. 24 servings 27. about 1,100 9

28. 1 miles
16
girls
1 1 31. 12 11 2
29. 5 mi 30. 1 times 32. 13 ft
4 10 18
longer
4 34. 100 buckets 1 2
33. 7 in2 35. 13 𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑠 36. 4 hours
5 8 3
1 5 39. 24 days 40. 8 sculptures
37. 10
2
38. 75 ft2 ; no
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MULTIPLY & DIVIDE

 Multiply & Divide Fractions

Bradford is making vases out of clay. Three fourths of middle school

There are two goals on the hockey 1

rink. Each goal opening has the 2 4

Regina has 3 yards of yarn. She Out of 18 basketball shots from

To make a batch of fruit smoothie, 3

A bottle of barbecue sauce states Samantha ate

A marathon is 32 miles long. By You mix a quart of grape juice in a

One fifth of today’s college Find the area of the figure.

Beckles is cutting a roll of pretzel 1

3 Kenrick mows lawns on Sundays. Last

event with various activities. In by 1 . How many square feet will

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19 . 20.

21. 22. 23. 24.

25. 26. 27. 28.

29. 30. 31. 32.

33. 34. 35. 36.

37. 38. 39. 40.

4 6. 6 time slots 7. 3 8. 14 times

25. 21 pieces 26. 24 servings 27. about 1,100 9

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