Practice identifying
word problems.
For each word problem, decide if it is
multiplication or division (and in which order to divide) or
subtraction or subtraction mixed with multiplication. Answers are on
the next page
1. Tommy has 3/4 of a bag of Easter candy.His
candy weighs 3/8 lb.How much does a full
bag of Easter candy weigh?
2. Henry has 5/8 sacks of potatoes. A
full sack of potatoes weighs 5 1/3 lbs How much do Henry’s potatoes
weigh?
3. Janet has 2/3 as much applesauce as Margo. Margo has 3/4 cup
of applesauce. How much applesauce does Janet have?
4. Marianne had 1 1/3 cups of sugar. She used 3/4 cup of sugar to
make cookies. How much sugar does she have now?
5. Ken has 4/5 bag of
m&m’s. His
m&m’s weigh 1 1/4 oz. How much does a full bag of m&m’s weigh?
6. Patricia had 3/4 of a pizza. Gave 2/3 of her amount of pizza
to Greg. How much pizza is left?
7. It takes 2/9 cup of
milk to make a batch of muffins.Jessie
has 5/9 cup of milk.How many batches of
muffins can she make?
8. Sara has 2 1/3 jugs
of juice. Each
jug of juice can hold 3/4 cups. How many cups of juice does Sara have?
9. Francine had 7/9 of a jug of juice. She drank 2/3 of a jug of
the juice. How much juice does she have now?
10. Ben has 3/5 lb of
candy. It takes
7/10 lb to fill a bowl. How many bowls can Ben fill?
11. Sally has 3/8 cups of
chocolate
chips. She has 3/4 as much as Kelly. How many cups of chocolate chips
does
Kelly have?
12. Cherise has 1/2 yard of
ribbon.It takes 4/9 yards to wrap a boxed
gift.How many boxed gifts can Cherise
wrap?
13. Claire has 5 cups of
sugar. It
takes 3/4 cup of sugar to make one batch of cookies. How many batches
of
cookies can Claire make?
14. Mark had 3/4 of a quart of milk. He drank 4/9 of his
milk. How much milk does he have now?
15. Stacy has 1/3 as much popcorn as Alex does.Stacy
has 2/9 lbs of popcorn.How much popcorn
does Alex have?
Answers