Multiplying Fractions in Real-Life Word Problems

If Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza and she wants to share it equally among 2 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 3/8

• 1/4

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 3 times that amount to make bows. How much ribbon does he use?

• 1 yard

• 3 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 4/6 yards

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A bottle can hold 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If you fill 3 bottles, how much juice do you have in total?

• 1 gallon

• 0.8 gallons

• 1.5 gallons

• 1.2 gallons

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Lily read 1/2 of a book in 3 days. If she continues at the same rate, how much of the book will she read in 6 days?

• 1/2

• 2

• 1

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A gardener planted 3/8 of a garden with flowers. If he plants the same amount in 5 more gardens, how much of the garden will be planted with flowers?

• 1/2

• 2 1/4

• 1 1/2

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

If a car uses 2/3 of a tank of gas to travel 1 trip, how much gas will it use for 4 trips?

• 1 tank

• 2 tanks

• 8/3 of a tank

• 4/3 of a tank

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A baker uses 1/4 of a pound of flour for each batch of cookies. If he makes 6 batches, how much flour does he use?

• 2 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 1 pound

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

If a painter uses 3/5 of a gallon of paint for one room, how much paint will he need for 3 rooms?

• 1.8 gallons

• 2.4 gallons

• 1.5 gallons

• 2 gallons

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A teacher has 2/3 of a pack of markers. If she gives 4 students the same amount, how much does each student receive?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/2