Multiplying and Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers: Practice Quiz

Question 1

When dividing 3/5 by 2, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

1/10

Answer

6/5

Answer

15/10

Question 2

Which of the following is equal to 1/2 multiplied by 3?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

1/6

Answer

3/2

Answer

6/2

Question 3

A farmer has 5/6 acre of land. He wants to divide the land into 3 equal parts. What fraction of an acre will each part be?

Accepted Answer

5/18

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Question 4

A recipe requires 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make only half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Accepted Answer

1/6 cup

Answer

1/3 cup

Answer

2/6 cup

Answer

4/6 cup

Question 5

A farmer has 1/4 acre of land. He wants to divide it equally among 6 sheep. What fraction of an acre will each sheep receive?

Accepted Answer

1/24

Answer

1/12

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/4

Question 6

What fraction is equivalent to the decimal 0.75?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 12?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

5/10

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 9

A recipe asks for 1/4 cup of flour. If you double the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Accepted Answer

1/2 cup

Answer

1/8 cup

Answer

2/4 cup

Answer

1 cup

Question 10

Which fraction is greater: 1/2 or 2/3?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

Both are equal

Answer

Cannot determine

Question 11

When dividing a fraction by a whole number, we can invert the whole number and:

Accepted Answer

multiply it by the fraction

Answer

divide it by the fraction

Answer

subtract it from the fraction

Answer

add it to the fraction

Question 12

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

7/8

Question 13

Let's find out what is 1/3 multiplied by 5. What is the answer?

Accepted Answer

1/15

Answer

5/3

Answer

1/8

Answer

3/5

Question 14

A rectangle is 1/2 meter long and 1/4 meter wide. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

1/8 square meter

Answer

1/2 square meter

Answer

2/8 square meter

Answer

1/4 square meter

Question 15

What is the result when you multiply 1/2 by 3?

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/6

Answer

6/2

Question 16

Find the result when you divide 3/4 by 2.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

6/4

Answer

8/3

Answer

1/2

Question 17

A recipe requires 1/4 cup of sugar. If you double the recipe, how much sugar will you need?

Accepted Answer

1/2 cup

Answer

1 cup

Answer

1/8 cup

Question 18

A train covers 1/3 of its journey in the first hour. What fraction of the journey does it have left to cover?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Question 19

What is 3/5 divided by 2?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

3/2

Answer

1/10

Answer

6/5

Question 20

What is 2/3 multiplied by 4?

Accepted Answer

8/3

Answer

6/7

Answer

8/12

Answer

2/12

Question 21

Which calculation is the same as 2 divided by 1/3?

Accepted Answer

2 x 3

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3 x 2

Question 22

A painter uses 1/8 of a can of paint for each wall. She needs to paint 5 walls. How many cans of paint does she need?

Accepted Answer

5/8 of a can

Answer

1/2 a can

Answer

1/40 of a can

Answer

8/5 cans

Question 23

What is 2/5 divided by 4?

Accepted Answer

1/10

Answer

2/20

Answer

2/9

Answer

8/5

Question 24

A piece of string is 1/2 a meter long. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

Accepted Answer

1/10 of a meter

Answer

1/5 meter

Answer

5/2 meters

Answer

2/5 meter

Question 25

What is 3/4 multiplied by 5?

Accepted Answer

15/4

Answer

3/20

Answer

12/20

Answer

15/20

Question 26

A recipe needs 2/3 of a cup of flour. You want to make the recipe 4 times bigger. How much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

8/3 cups

Answer

6/3 cups

Answer

2/12 cups

Answer

8/6 cups

Question 27

What is 1/2 divided by 3?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/2

Answer

2/6

Question 28

A piece of ribbon is 5/8 of a meter long. You need to cut it into 2 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?

Accepted Answer

5/16 of a meter

Answer

10/8 meter

Answer

2/8 meter

Answer

5/4 meter

Question 29

Which of the following is equivalent to 2/5 multiplied by 4?

Accepted Answer

8/5

Answer

2/20

Answer

6/5

Answer

8/10

Question 30

You have 3/4 of a pizza. You want to divide it equally among 3 people. How much pizza will each person get?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

9/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/12

Question 31

What is the result of dividing 2/3 by 2?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

4/3

Answer

1/6

Answer

2/6

Question 32

A painter uses 1/4 of a can of paint to cover 2 walls. How many cans of paint will he need to cover 8 walls?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

2

Question 33

You have 1/3 of a cake. You want to divide it into 4 equal pieces. What fraction of the whole cake will each piece represent?

Accepted Answer

1/12

Answer

1/4

Answer

4/3

Answer

1/7