Quiz about Multiplying Fractions Word Problems

Question 1

Bianca has $$\frac{3}{4}$$ pound of pasta salad. She uses $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of the pasta salad to make sandwiches. How much of the pasta salad did Bianca use?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{7}$$

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Answer

$$\frac{5}{7}$$

Question 2

Sara has a shelf that is $$\frac{9}{5}$$ foot long. She cuts off $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of the board to make it fit in her closet. How long is the shelf now?

Accepted Answer

$$1\ \frac{1}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{11}{8}$$

Answer

$$1\ \frac{1}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{7}{2}$$

Question 3

Mike's water bottle holds $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of a gallon. He drinks $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of his bottle at practice. How much water did he drink?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{2}{5}$$ gallon

Answer

$$\frac{5}{8}$$ gallon

Answer

$$\frac{19}{15}$$ gallon

Answer

$$\frac{2}{3}$$ gallon

Question 4

Jim's house is $$\frac{5}{7}$$ mile away from his school. He stops for water $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of the way there. How far has he walked?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{5}{21}$$ miles

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$ mile

Answer

$$\frac{5}{10}$$ mile

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$ mile

Question 5

Kayla worked on her homework for $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of an hour. She spent $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of that time reading. How long did she spend reading?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{4}$$ hour

Answer

$$\frac{3}{7}$$ hour

Answer

$$\frac{5}{6}$$ hour

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$ hour

Question 6

Olivia has 6 yards of fabric. She uses $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of it for a skirt. How much fabric did she use for her skirt?

Accepted Answer

$$3\ \frac{3}{5}$$ yards

Answer

$$\frac{9}{5}$$ yards

Answer

$$\frac{3}{5}$$ yards

Answer

3 yards

Question 7

Natalie bought 10 pizzas for a party. When the party was over, she noticed 1/5 of the pizza was gone. How much pizza did everyone eat at the party?

Accepted Answer

2 pizzas

Answer

1/2 of pizza

Answer

none

Answer

1/5 of pizza

Question 8

I have 8 macaroons. I'm giving 3/4 of them to my parents and sister. How many macaroons do they get?

Accepted Answer

6 macaroons

Answer

4 macaroons

Answer

1/3 of the macaroons

Answer

8/4 of the macaroons

Question 9

We had 25 doughnuts and we ate 2/5 of them. How many doughnuts did we eat?

Accepted Answer

10 doughnuts

Answer

5 doughnuts

Answer

15 doughnuts

Answer

20 doughnuts

Question 10

Camden has 12 pets. 1/6 of them are dogs. How many of Camden pets are dogs?

Accepted Answer

2 pets

Answer

6 pets

Answer

4 pets

Answer

3 pets

Question 11

There are 16 cakes in a bakery. 3/4 of the cakes are chocolate. How many of the cakes are chocolate?

Accepted Answer

12 of the cakes are chocolate

Answer

3/4 of the cakes are chocolate

Answer

8 of the cakes are chocolate

Answer

6 of the cakes are chocolate

Question 12

Camilla's class played soccer of $$\frac{2}{3}$$ hour. She played for $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of the time. How much of the game did Camilla play?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{6}{15}$$ hour

Answer

$$\frac{5}{15}$$ hour

Answer

$$\frac{5}{8}$$ hour

Answer

$$\frac{6}{8}$$

Question 13

Matt has 2/3 yards of fishing line. He uses 3/8 yards of fishing line to make fishing knots. How much line is used to make knots?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{6}{24}$$ yards

Answer

$$\frac{5}{11}$$ yards

Answer

$$1\ \frac{2}{8}$$ yards

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

6 boxes

Answer

15 boxes

Answer

12 boxes

Answer

2 boxes

Question 15

Lori is baking cookies. The recipe calls for 1/3 cup of milk. Lori decides she wants to triple the recipe. How much milk does she need?

Accepted Answer

1 cup

Answer

4 1/2 cups

Answer

3 cups

Answer

2/9 cup

Question 16

Stella has $$\frac{6}{7}$$ of a pound of beef. She cooks $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of it for tacos. How much meat does she cook for tacos?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{12}{21}$$ pounds

Answer

$$\frac{8}{10}$$ pounds

Answer

$$\frac{2}{5}$$ pounds

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$ pound

Question 17

Mikayla's recipe calls for $$\frac{3}{4}$$ cup of flour. She is tripling her recipe for the holidays. How much flour will she use?

Accepted Answer

$$2\ \frac{1}{4}$$ cup

Answer

$$\frac{9}{4}$$ cup

Answer

$$\frac{3}{8}$$ cup

Answer

$$\frac{9}{12}$$ cup

Question 18

Kiki had $$\frac{5}{8}$$ of a pizza left. She ate $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of it for breakfast. How much pizza did she eat?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{5}{12}$$ pizza

Answer

$$\frac{7}{11}$$ pizza

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}$$ pizza

Answer

$$\frac{4}{5}$$ pizza

Question 19

Michael is hiking a trail in the Smokies. The trail is $$4\ \frac{2}{3}$$ mile long. He stops $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of the way to take pictures. How far had he hiked before he stopped to take pictures?

Accepted Answer

$$1\ \frac{5}{9}$$ mile

Answer

$$4\ \frac{2}{9}$$ miles

Answer

$$\frac{5}{9}$$ mile

Answer

$$5$$ miles

Question 20

Alice's bag of trail mix is $$2\ \frac{1}{2}$$ pounds. If $$\frac{2}{5}$$ of the bag is pecans, how many pounds of pecans does she have?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

$$2\ \frac{3}{5}$$

Answer

$$\frac{3}{4}$$

Answer

$$\frac{7}{10}$$

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