Fraction Multiplication Word Problems

Fraction Multiplication: Solving Real World Problems

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How can I use fraction multiplication to solve real-world problems?

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Poll

A bottle of sweetened tea had  $4\ \frac{2}{7}$   times the daily recommended amount of sugar. If you drank  $\frac{1}{2}$  of the bottle, how many times the daily recommended amount of sugar would you drink? (remember to reduce)

•  $4\ \frac{1}{7}$  

•  $4\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{7}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{3}$  

Poll

Each day, Michaela runs  $1\ \frac{1}{2}$  miles. Samson runs  $\frac{2}{3}$  of what Michaela runs. How far does Samson run each day? 

• 1 mile

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  miles

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  mile

•  $1\ \frac{3}{5}$  miles

Poll

A baker makes a cake layer that is $2\ \frac{4}{5}$ inches thick. If he makes  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$  layers this same thickness for a new cake, how thick will the new cake be? (remember to reduce)

•  $5\ \frac{2}{5}$  

•  $10\ \frac{1}{5}$ 

•  $6\ \frac{2}{5}$  

•  $9\ \frac{4}{5}$  

Poll

A carpenter has 6 boards that each measure $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  feet in length/ If he lines all the boards up in a row, what will the length of the row be? 

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  

• 8

• 24

•  $6\ \frac{1}{3}$