Multiplication of Fractions

A farmer needs to plow a 6-acre field.  She starts by plowing 1/4 of the field.  How many acres does the farmer plow?

• 1/24 acres
• 1 1/2 acres
• 24 acres
• 3 1/4 acres

Mrs. Jahnke is putting up a bulletin board. She needs to get bulletin board paper for the background that is 1 1/2 feet wide and 4 feet long.  What is the area of the bulletin board paper Mrs. Jahnke needs?

• 4 1/2 ft²
• 6 ft²
• 2 ft²
• 4 1/4 ft²

My dad was painting my bedroom. He started with 5/9 of a can of paint. He used 1/3 of the can. How much paint did he have left?

• 2/9 of a can of paint
• 1/2 of a can of paint
• 2/3 of a can of paint

A contractor was paving a driveway. He mixed 4/7 ton of sand and 1/3 ton of concrete. How much did the mixture weigh?

• 1/4 ton
• 2/5 ton
• 5/7 ton
• 19/21 ton

Of these shapes, 1/6 are triangles and 5/12 are pentagons. What fraction are NOT triangles or pentagons?

• 5/12
• 3/8
• 7/12
• 2/3

George has 1/3 pan of brownies. He eats 1/4 of them. What fraction did George eat?

• 1/7
• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/12

Alexandra made a rectangular quilt that measured 3 1⁄4 feet in length by 2 3⁄4 feet in width. 
To find the area, multiply the length and width.  What is the area?

• 8 and 15⁄16 square feet
• 8 and 5⁄6 square feet
• 8 and 10⁄12 square feet

Laney bought  1 2⁄3 pounds of grapes.  She also bought bananas that were 2 1⁄4 times the weight of the grapes.  How much did the bananas weigh?

• 4 3⁄4 pounds
• 3 3⁄4 pounds
• 4 4⁄3 pounds
• 3 4⁄3 pounds

Mary has a 16 1⁄2 ounce bag of chocolate chips.  She will only use 1⁄4 of the bag for decorating a cake.  How many ounces will she use for decorating?

• 4 1⁄4 ounces
• 4 2⁄8 ounces
• 4 1⁄8 ounces

A section of Benji's lawn is a rectangle that measures 5 ¹/₂ yards by 8 yards.  How many square yards does Benji have to mow?

• 40 ½
• 35
• ¹¹/₁₆
• 44