Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers - Word Problems

Mrs. Raymond gave each of her students 1/12 of a box of crackers. She has 30 students in her class. How many boxes of crackers will she need?

• 3 boxes of crackers

• 2 boxes of crackers

• 7 boxes of crackers

• 4 boxes of crackers

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a pound of chicken for each person. If there are 8 people to be fed, how many pounds of chicken are required?

• 1/5 pound

• 3 1/5 pounds

• 2 2/5 pounds

• 20 pounds

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Jaz read for 4/8 of an hour every day of the week. How many hours does she read each week?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 4/8 hours

• 4 hours

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Rosemary ran 2/3 of mile.

Sophie ran 3 times as far. How far did Sophie run?

• 6/3 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Colucci is having a taco party. She using ¹/₅ pound of beef for each taco. If she plans on making 24 tacos, how much beef will she need? (Simplify your answer if possible.)

• 2 ⁴/₅ pound of beef
• 4  ⁴/₅ pound of beef
• 5  ⁴/₅ pound of beef
• ⁵/₂₄ pound of beef

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Tellyanna is baking cookies. Her recipe calls for 1/3 of a cup of milk. Tellyanna decides she wants to triple the recipe. How much milk is needed?

• ²/₉

• 4 ½

• 1

• 2

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Alex ate 3/4 of a sub. Anthony ate 3 times as much. How much sub did Anthony eat?

• 9 subs

• 2 1/4 sub

• 2 subs

• 2 3/4 sub

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Lambert bought 4 jars of candy. Each jar had 3/4 Ib of candy. What is the total weight of the candy?

• 3/12

• 12/4

• 7/4

• 12/16

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Ms. Huynh’s class is having a pizza party. Each student ate 1/2 a pizza. If there are 18 students in the class, how many pizzas did Ms. Huynh buy? Select all the correct answers.

• 18 ½

• 19/2

• 18/2

• 9

• 10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Eight girls each have 1/6 of a bag of candy. How much candy do the eight girls have in all?

• 1 6/8

• 6/8

• 1 2/6

• 2 1/6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C