Multiply Fraction by a Fraction Word Problems

Yasmine uses 1/3 cup of water for 1 serving of a spaghetti sauce recipe. She wants to make 3  3/4 servings of spaghetti sauce. How much water will Yasmine need?

• add

• multiply

• divide

• subtract

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

Walter had 7/8 of a box of chocolates left over from his birthday. He brought 3/4 of what was left to school with him to share with his friends. What fraction of the box of chocolates did Walter leave at home?

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

Multiplication of Fractions Word Problem: If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour and you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 1/3 cup

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

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.