Multiplying Fractions Word Problems

Mrs. Myers wants to bake 6 cakes for Layla's party. The recipe says each cake needs 1/2 a cup of sugar. How much sugar will Mrs. Myers need for all 6 cakes?

• 12 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

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Miranda practices drawing every day, even on the weekend, for half an hour. How many hours a week does she practice drawing?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 3 hours

• 7 hours

• Not enough information

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Miss Donovan is making lemonade. She has 4 cups of lemon juice. Her cat Frankie knocks a quarter of the lemon juice on the floor. How much lemon juice does she have left?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3 cups

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Sadie and Brooke sold candy bars to fund their swim team. Sadie sold 2/3 as much candy as Brooke did. If Brooke sold 9 boxes of candy, how many boxes did Sadie sell?

• 15 boxes

• 12 boxes

• 6 boxes

• 2 boxes

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Josh ran 3/4 of a mile every day for 8 days. How many miles did he run altogether?

• 5 miles

• 13 miles

• 12 miles

• 6 miles

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

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Dominic bought 10 pizzas for his wresting team. If each of the 10 guys on the team ate 1/4 of a pizza, how many pizzas were eaten?

• 7 pizzas

• 4 3/4 pizzas

• 2 1/2 pizzas

• 3 pizzas

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

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Miss Donovan is making homemade treats for her cats. The recipe calls for 1/3 of a cup of chicken. How much chicken would she use to make 6 bathes of treats?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 2/3 of a cup

• 1/4 of a cup

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Ethan had 3 pounds of strawberries. He let his friend Izzy take 1/2 of the strawberries home. How many pounds of strawberries did Izzy take?

• 1 pound

• 3/4 of a pound

• 1/2 a pound

• 1 1/2 pounds

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It takes Mrs. Myers 2/3 of an hour to wash her dogs Scrappy and Shelly. If she washes her dogs once a week, how many hours will she spend washing her dogs over 4 weeks?

• 2 1/3 hours

• 2 2/3 hours

• 3 hours

• 3 1/3 hours

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Gemma makes 5 pounds of chili for a potluck. 12 people ate 1/4 of a pound each of the chili. How many pounds of chili were eaten?

• 3 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 1 pound

• 1 1/4 pound

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