Fractions in Action: Grade 6 Multiplication Word Problems

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers, with each row containing 3/4 of a dozen flowers. How many flowers does the gardener plant in total?

• 45

• 36

• 60

• 30

A school is organizing a field trip. Each ticket costs $12. If 15 students buy tickets, how much money is collected from ticket sales?

• $180

• $200

• $150

• $120

A baker makes 2/5 of a cake and decides to make 6 more cakes of the same size. How much cake does the baker make in total?

• 4.0 cakes

• 1.2 cakes

• 2.8 cakes

• 3.5 cakes

A car travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3/4 of an hour?

• 45 miles

• 60 miles

• 30 miles

• 75 miles

A box contains 8 packs of crayons, and each pack has 12 crayons. How many crayons are there in total?

• 108

• 72

• 96

• 84

A recipe requires 1/2 cup of oil. If you want to triple the recipe, how much oil will you need?

• 3/4 cup of oil

• 1 1/2 cups of oil

• 1 cup of oil

• 2 cups of oil

A farmer has 3 fields, and each field produces 2/3 of a ton of apples. How many tons of apples does the farmer produce in total?

• 1 ton

• 2 tons

• 4/3 tons

• 3 tons

A library has 4 shelves, and each shelf holds 15 books. If 1/3 of the books are checked out, how many books remain in the library?

• 20 books

• 40 books

• 50 books

• 30 books

A painter uses 1/4 gallon of paint for each wall. If he paints 5 walls, how many gallons of paint does he use in total?

• 1 gallon

• 2 gallons

• 0.5 gallons

• 1.25 gallons