Multiply or Divide Mixed Numbers Word Problems

The 5th grade class at Union Park Elementary School sold more chocolate bars than any other class. They ordered 576 boxes of chocolate. Each box held 24 chocolate bars. How many chocolate bars did they sell?

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Sofia needs to make 2 1/2 batches of broccoli salad for a family picnic. She needs 1 3/4 cups of shredded broccoli for each batch. How many cups of shredded broccoli will she need?

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• 6  3/20
• 5  4/9
• 6  4/15
• 8  1/4

The width of a sandbox is 1/3 times its length. If the length of the sandbox is 6 1/2 feet, what is the width?

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Laney has 10 1/2 cups of orange juice. If she drinks 3/4 of a cup each day, how many days will the orange juice last?

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Chenglei uses 1/4 of a 2 1/2 pound bag of sugar in a cake recipe. How many pounds of sugar did he use?

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Mrs. Rodriguez has a stack of math books on her counter that is 41 3/5 inches tall. If each math book is 1 3/10 inches thick, how many math books are in the stack?

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Karis, Thadeo, and Tomas decided to see how far they could run. Karis ran 2 1/2 miles. Thadeo ran 2/3 of the distance that Karis ran, and Tomas ran 3/4 of the distance that Thadeo ran. How many miles did Tomas run?

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Blake bought 3 1/2 gallons of ice cream to serve at his party. If a pint is 1/8 of a gallon, how many pint-sized servings can he make?

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Eduardo is making costumes for his school play. He needs 2 2/5 yards of fabric for each costume. How many costumes can he make if he has 15 3/5 yards of fabric?

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