Multiplying Fractions

Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers

100

Mr. Brown took 24 photos at the zoo. Three-eighths of his photos are of giraffes. How many of Mr. Brown's photos are of giraffes?

What is 9 of Mr. Brown's photos are of giraffes?

200

Mrs. Hewins uses 18 beads to make a necklace. Three-sixths of the beads are purple. How many beads are purple?

What is There are 9 purple beads?

300

Miss Capp bought 16 songs. Three-fourths of the songs are pop songs. How many of the songs are pop songs?

What is 12 songs are pop songs?

400

Sincer took a test that had 20 questions. He got 4/5 of the questions correct. How many questions did Sincer get correct?

What is Sincer got 16 questions correct?

500

Miss Lynch ordered 12 pizzas for a class celebration. One-fourth of the pizzas had only pepperoni. How many of the pizzas had only pepperoni?

What is 3 pizzas only had pepperoni?

Multiplying Fractions by Fractions

100

A scientist had 3/4 liter of solution. He used 1/6 of the solution for an experiment. How much solution did the scientist use for the experiment?

What is The scientist used 1/8 liter of solution for the experiment?

200

Of the flowers on Mr. Farella's front lawn, 2/5 are tulips. Of the tulips, 5/8 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers on Mr. Farella's front lawn are yellow tulips?

What is 1/4 of the flowers on Mr. Farella's front lawn are yellow tulips?

300

Mr. Burst bought a total of 7/10 pound of grapes and cherries. The weight of the grapes is 2/3 of the total weight. What is the weight of the grapes?

What is The weight of the grapes is 7/15 pound?

400

Mrs. Carey conducted a survey and found that 5/6 of her teachers have a pet and 2/3 of those pets are dogs. What fraction of her teachers has dogs?

What is 5/9 of Mrs. Carey's teachers have dogs?

500

In a fifth grade class, 4/5 of the girls have black hair. Of the girls with black hair, 3/4 of them have long hair. Of the girls with long black hair, 1/3 of them have brown eyes. What fraction of the girls in the class have long black hair?

What is 3/5 of the girls in the class have long black hair?

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

100

Cai made 12 3/4 cups of snack mix for a party. His guests ate 2/3 of the mix. How much snack mix did his guests eat?

What is Cai's guests ate 8 1/2 cups of snack mix?

200

Coach Bilski walks 3 7/10 miles each day. What is the total number of miles he walks in 31 days?

What is Coach Bilski walks 114 7/10 miles in 31 days?

300

Christopher rides the bus 8 4/5 miles each day. What is the total number of miles he rides in 21 days?

What is Christopher rides 184 4/5 miles in 21 days?

400

Mrs. Neiss lives 5 5/8 miles from school. Miss Lynch lives 1 5/9 times as far from school as Mrs. Neiss. How far does Miss Lynch live from school?

What is Miss Lynch lives 8 3/4 miles from school?

500

Afini, Alicia, Kimora and Ayanna worked on a math project. Afini spent 5 1/4 hours on her project. Alicia spent 6 1/2 hours on her project. Kimora spent 5 2/3 hours on her project. Ayanna worked 1 1/2 times as long on her project as Afini. For how many hours did Ayanna work on her math project?

What is Ayanna worked on her math project for 7 7/8 hours?

Word / MultiStep Problems

100

Kenny took a test that had 20 multiple choice questions and 10 True/False questions. He got 9/10 of the multiple choice questions correct, and got 4/5 of the True/False questions correct. How many multiple choice questions did Kenny get correct?

What is Kenny got 18 multiple choice questions correct?

200

Kenny took a test that had 20 multiple choice questions and 10 True/False questions. He got 9/10 of the multiple choice questions correct, and got 4/5 of the True/False questions correct. How many True/False questions did Kenny get correct?

What is Kenny got 8 True/False questions correct?

300

Mr. Whitlatch has 7 1/2 acres of farmland. He uses 1/3 of the acres to graze animals and 1/5 of the acres to grow vegetables. How many acres does Mr. Whitlatch use for grazing animals or for growing vegetables?

What is Mr. Whitlatch uses 4 acres of his farmland to graze animals and grow vegetables?

400

In a class book order, 2/3 of the books are fantasy and 1/4 of the books are biography. If the order contains 60 books, how many books are either fantasy or biography? 

What is 55 books are either fantasy or biography?

500

Miss Capp took a survey on favorite desserts. 3/5 liked ice cream and 2/10 liked cookies. If she surveyed 80 students, how many students liked ice cream or cookies? 

What is 64 students liked ice cream or cookies?

Comparing Fractions

100

Mr. Burst lives 3/4 mile from the library. If Mr. Farella lives 1/2 as far away as Mr. Burst, which statement is true? A - Mr. Farella lives closer to the library.  B - Mr. Burst lives closer to the library.  C - Mr. Farella lives two times as far away from the library as Mr. Burst.  D- They live the same distance from the library. 

What is A - Mr. Farella lives closer to the library?

200

Coach Lark rode his bicycle 6 3/5 miles last week. This week he rode 1 1/3 times as far as he rode last week. Which statement is true? A - He rode the same number of miles both weeks.  B - He rode more miles this week.  C - He rode fewer miles this week.  D - He rode twice as many miles this week. 

What is B - He rode more miles this week?

300

Miss Capp wrote 4 statements on the board and asked the class which one was true. Which of the following statements is true?  A - 5/6 x 5/6 is equal to 5/6 

B - 2/3 x 1/3 is less than 2/3   C - 7/8 x 8 is less than 7/8    D - 3/5 x 5 is greater than 5 

What is B - 2/3 x 1/3 is less than 2/3?

400

Mr. Brown is buying 1 3/4 pounds of turkey and 3/4 as much cheese as turkey at the deli. Which of the following statements is true? A - He is buying the same amount of turkey and cheese.  B - He is buying less turkey than cheese.  C- He is buying twice as much turkey as cheese.  D - He is buying more turkey than cheese. 

What is D - He is buying more turkey than cheese?

500

It took Nia 5/6 hour to write a report for her English class. It took Daniel 9/10 as much time to write his report as it took Nia. Which statement is true? A - It took them both the same amount of time. B - Nia spent less time writing her report than Daniel. C - Nia spent more time writing her report than Daniel.  D - It took Daniel twice as long to write his report than it took Nia to write her report. 

What is C - Nia spent more time writing her report than Daniel.