Multiply Fractions and Mixed Numbers Word Problems

Julissa was allowed to spend 3/4 of her allowance at the mall. Of that money, she spent 1/2 of it on a purse. What part of her allowance did she spend on a purse?

• 3/8

• 6/4

• 1/2

• 3/2

What expression is represented by the model?

• 3/4 ✕ 1/3

• 3/4 ✕ 2/3

• 2/3 ✕ 1/2

• 2/3 ✕ 6/12

What expression is represented by the model?

• 3/5 ✕ 3/10

• 2/5 ✕ 3/10

• 4/5 ✕ 5/10

A cookie factory puts 3 and 1/2 barrels of flour into each batch of cookies. How much flour will the factory use for 4 batches?

• 14

• 3 and 1/2

• 7/2

• 28

Aunt Lisa made strawberry and grape jelly.  She made 1  1/2 cups of strawberry.  She made 4  1/2 times as much grape jelly as she did strawberry jelly.  How many cups of grape jelly did she make?

• 4  1/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 3  1/2 cups

• 6  3/4 cups

• 42 buckets of fish

• 1 1/6 buckets of fish

• 1/42 buckets of fish

• 7/6 buckets of fish

Answer explanation

If the sea otters are fed 1/6 as much as the dolphins, this means that the sea otters are fed less.

• 12 1/2 sacks of grain

• 1 1/2 sacks of grain

• 13 1/3 sacks of grain

• 13 sacks of grain

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1

• 1 1/2

• 1  3/4 

• 2

Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide