Multiplication Fraction Story Problems

Mrs. Khan's class ordered 14 cookies. Each students will get 1 1/2 cookies. How many students can Mrs. Khan feed?

Morgan has 4 1/3 pans of mashed potatoes. Each person will receive 2/3 of a pan. Exactly how many people can she serve?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Sarah and Jane were discussing the following ingredients. Sarah wanted to make 3/4 of the recipe with the ingredients. Jane wanted to make 3 recipes with the ingredients. Which statement represents how Sarah and Jane need to create their recipe?

• Sarah does not have to do anything to the receipe, but Jane needs to multiply her ingredients by 3.

Sarah and Jane were discussing the following ingredients. Sarah wanted to make 3/4 of the recipe with the ingredients. Jane wanted to make 3 recipes with the ingredients. Which statement represents how Sarah and Jane need to create their recipe?

• Sarah does not have to do anything to the receipe, but Jane needs to multiply her ingredients by 3.

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division