Multiplication Word Problems
Finn finds a recipe for quiche. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of diced red peppers. If Finn is making 1/4 of the quiche recipe for his party, how many cups of diced red peppers will he need?
5/8 of a cup
Jenny has 4 gallons of sports drink for her soccer team. She is pouring the sports drink into bottles to share with her teammates. If each bottle holds 1/8 of a gallon. How many bottles will she fill?
32 bottles
1/3 x 2 2/9
20/27
1 3/11 ÷ 3/7
2 32/33
2/3 - 6/8 + 2/5
19/60
Vinnie has 2 1/3 yards of rope. He needs 1/3 of the rope to make a belt for his costume. How long will his belt be?
7/9 of a yard
Mikey has 2 1/2 pans of rice krispy treats to take to school. If he gives 1/4 of a pan to each student, how many children can have a rice krispy treat?
10 friends
1 7/8 x 7/6
2 3/16
2 3/8 ÷ 3 4/5
5/8
2/4 ÷ 3/50- 1/4
7/12
For Sam’s birthday, everyone shared 3 pies, apple, pecan and pumpkin. When the party was over, there was 2/5 of each pie left. How much is left over in all?
1 1/5 pies
Sky has 6 1/3 yards of ribbon. Sky is making bows with the ribbon. If Sky uses 2/3 of a yard for each bow, how many bows can Sky make?
9 1/2 bows
1 6/7 x 1 3/11
2 4/11
1/2 ÷ 4 4/5
5/48
2/5 - 2/3 x 3/8
3/20
Melissa’s family is going hiking around Teddy Roosevelt Island on the Swamp Trail. Each lap they walk is 1 1/2 miles. If they walk 4 laps, how many miles did they walk?
6 miles
Antonio has 1/2 cup of flour at his house. One cake needs 2 1/4 cups of flour. So how much of a cake can Antonio make?
2/9 of a cake
1 9/11 x 2 3/10
4 2/11
5/4 ÷ 9/10
1 7/18
2/4 ÷ 3/5 ÷ 4/9 - 4/9
1 31/72
Pizza House uses 1 5/8 cans of pizza sauce on each of their extra large pizzas. They need to fill an order for 7 extra large pizzas. So how many cans of pizza sauce will they use?
11 3/8 cans of pizza sauce
Derek has walked his dog 3/4 mile during the neighborhood doggie walk. The whole course is 3 1/2 miles long. So how much of the course has Derek finished?
3/14 of the course finished
2 4/9 x 6/11
1 1/3
2 6/7 ÷ 1/3
8 4/7
5/7 - (1/4 + 2/4) x 2/5
29/70