Multiplying and dividing fractions

A recipe calls for ⅔ of a 16- ounce bag of chocolate chips. How many ounces are needed?

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A cat had 6 kittens, all the same size. If each of the new kittens weighed 5 ½ ounces, how much would all the new kittens weigh?

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Larry bought 12 ½ pounds of candy to share with his friends. He gave 2 ½pounds to each of his friends, how many friends does he have?

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Sammy’s mother bought 3 ½ pounds of strawberries to make strawberry smoothies. She estimates that she will need 1/9 of a pound of strawberries for each smoothie. How many smoothies can she make with the strawberries she bought?

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Mr. Somers had 20 pieces of metal that were all the same length. If each piece of metal was 3 ⅕ inches long and he put them side by side, what would the total length be of all the pieces together?

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Chris needs 3 ½ cups of flour. His only clean measuring cup holds ⅓ cup. How many ⅓ cups of flour does Chris need?

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Tommy is making pizzas. He has 1 ⅚ cups of mozzarella cheese. If he used ⅔ of a cup of cheese to make 1 pizza, how many pizzas can he make?

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Fred is also making pizzas. He started with 4 ½ cups of pepperoni. He has used ⅔ of his pepperoni. How many cups of pepperoni has he used so far?

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Jasmine has 5 ¼ cups of frosting. She wants to put ⅜ cup of frosting on each cupcake she makes. About how many cupcakes can she frost?

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The students in the class were given a prize. Their prize was 16 ½ gallons of ice cream. If the students ate ⅓ of the ice cream before lunch, how many gallons of ice cream did they eat before lunch?

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