Problem Solving by Multiplying with Fractions

Angie and her friends ate  $\frac{3}{4}$   of a pizza. Her brother Joe ate  $\frac{2}{3}$   of what was left. How much did Joe eat? (Remember to simplify your answer.)

I have a rectangular garden. I usually grow carrots in  $\frac{2}{5}$   of my garden but I want to take  $\frac{1}{4}$   of the carrots section to grow strawberries.  After I make this change, how much of my whole garden will be strawberries?  Remember to simplify your answer.

Ian plays on a basketball team. In two games he scored  $\frac{2}{5}$  of the total number of points his team scored.  His team scored 55 points in the first game and 35 points in the second game.  What was the number of points Ian scored in these two games?

A class has 18 students.  The teacher asks how many students in the class have pets and finds  $\frac{5}{9}$  of the students have pets.  How many students have pets?

A baby weighed 7 pounds at birth. At the end of 8 months, the baby weighed  $2\frac{1}{2}$ times its birth weight. How many pounds did the baby weigh at the end of 8 months?

Angel collected  $4\frac{1}{3}$   baskets of peaches at an orchard. If each basket holds 21 peaches, how many peaches did he collect in all?

A salsa recipe calls for 2 cups of tomatoes. If you want to make a quarter of the recipe, how many cups of tomatoes would you need?

Galveston expected 250,000 visitors over Labor Day weekend. If only  $\frac{3}{4}$   of those people showed up, how many visitors did Galveston receive?