Multiplying Fractions: Real-World Word Problems

1. Sarah has 4 pizzas. If she gives away 3/4 of each pizza, how many whole pizzas does she have left?

• 2

• 1

• 0

• 3

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 5 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 and 1/3 cups

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in 3 days. If he continues at the same rate, how many days will it take him to read 4 books?

• 30 days

• 18 days

• 24 days

• 12 days

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

4. A garden has 6 rows of flowers. If each row has 2/5 of a meter of flowers, how many meters of flowers are there in total?

• 1.2 meters

• 2.4 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 4.5 meters

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

6. A box contains 8 chocolates. If 1/4 of them are dark chocolate, how many dark chocolates are there?

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. A baker made 5 cakes. If 2/3 of each cake is chocolate, how much chocolate cake did he make in total?

• 4

• 3/2

• 5

• 10/3

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

8. There are 10 apples in a basket. If 1/5 of them are rotten, how many good apples are left?

• 2

• 6

• 5

• 8

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

9. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 5 gallons?

• 3.75 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 5 miles

• 2.5 miles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. Emma has 12 marbles. If she gives away 1/3 of her marbles, how many marbles does she have left?

• 9

• 7

• 6

• 8

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C