Multiplying Fractions

George ran 2/3 of a mile every day for a week. What is the total miles George ran? What equation matches this word problem?

• 2 x 1/3

• 5 x 2/3

• 7 x 2/3

Walter Jr. drinks 3/4 cups of milk for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. How many cups of milk does he drink in one day?

• 12/4 cups

• 2 1/4 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

Freddie and his 4 friends collected 2/5 pounds of rocks at the river. How many pounds of rocks did they collect all together? (don't forget Freddie)

Which equation and solution matches the word problem?

• 4 x 2/5 = 8/5 or

  1 3/5 pounds of rocks

• 5 x 2/5 = 10/5 or 2 pounds of rocks

• 5 x 1/5 = 5/5 or

  1 pound of rocks

Miss Sue is baking muffins for church. She needs 4/6 of a tablespoon of cinnamon for one dozen muffins. If she bakes four dozen muffins to take to church on Sunday, how much cinnamon will she use to bake them all?

• 16/6 or 2 4/6 tablespoons of cinnamon

• 12 x 4 = 48 tablespoons of cinnamon

• 24/6 or

  4 tablespoons of cinnamon

7 x 2/3 =

• 21/3

• 4 2/3

• 3 4/3

6 x 2/4

• 3

• 12/3

• 3 1/4

6 friends share a pizza. Each friend eats 2/12 of the pizza. How much do they eat all together?

• 2 whole pizzas

• 1 whole pizza

• 6/12 of the pizza

2 x 4/5 =

• 1 3/5

• 8/4

• 10/5

2 x 3/6 =

• 6/6

• 1

• 12/3 or 4 wholes

5 x 3/4 =

• 12/4 or 3 wholes

• 15/4

  or

  3 3/4

• 12/5

  or

  2 2/5