Fraction Multiplication Word Problems

Kai has a rectangular garden. He usually grows cucumbers in 2/3 of his garden, but he wants to take 3/4 of the cucumber section to grow radishes. How much of Kai's whole garden will be radishes after he makes this change?

• 5/7

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 6/7

Zykerion went to the farmer's market and bought one-half pounds of fish. If 3/5 of Zykerion's fish was salmon, how many pounds of salmon did Zykerion buy?

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 3/7

• 3/10

Caleb saved 1/3 of his allowance to spend on candy. If he gets an allowance of $6, how much money does he have to spend on candy?

Find the answer:

• $18

• $2

• $3

Two-thirds of the students in your class are boys. One-eighth of the boys play soccer. What fraction of the kids in your class are boys who play soccer? 

• 3/11
• 1/4
• 1/12
• 1/5

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Anya is planting a garden. She wants to make the garden into 9 equal rows and plant corn in 1/3 of the rows. How many rows will be planted with corn?

• 3
• 9
• 6
• 8

Lily had 20 chocolate chip cookies. She decided to share 1/4 of he cookies to her best friend Lucy. How many cookies does Lily HAVE LEFT?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 5