Multiplying Fractions Word Problems
A scientist had 3/4 of a bottle of solution. She used 1/6 of the solution in an experiment. How much of the bottle did she use?
1/8
2/3 * 4/5
8/15
1 1/2 * 5
15/2 or 7 1/2
Write 8 divided by 11 as a fraction
8/11
2 girls share 7 yards of ribbon. How many yards does each girl get?
3 1/2 yards
The world's smallest gecko is 3/4 inch long. An adult male Western Banded Gecko is 7 1/3 times as long. How long is a Western Banded Gecko?
5 1/2 inches
3/5 * 7/8
21/40
5/6 * 1 1/3
10/9 or 1 1/9
1/8 -: 3
1/24
Dan has 4 cartons of juice. He pours 1/8 carton for each person on a camping trip. How many people can he serve?
32
Find the area of a rectangle with side lengths 5/3 feet and 3/4 foot.
A= 1 1/4 feet2
4 * 7/8
7/2 or 3 1/2
3 1/3 * 1/4
5/6
6 -: 1/8
48
Vin, Corrie, Alexis, and Joe equally shared one fourth of a submarine sandwich. What fraction of the original sandwich did each friend get?
1/16
Jenna ran 2 7/8 kilometers each day for a week. How far did she run in all?
20 1/8 kilometers
5/12 * 9
15/4 or 3 3/4
1 1/3 * 2 1/8
17/6 or 2 5/6
5 -: 1/3
15
Ms. Allen has 1/6 pan of brownies left to split between her two children. What fraction of the original pan of brownies does each child get?
1/12
George stretched his taffy to 3 1/3 feet. Maria stretched her taffy 2 3/4 times as much as George. How far did Maria stretch her taffy?
9 1/6 feet
2/9 * 3/8
1/12
2 2/3 * 5 1/4
14
1/12 -: 3
1/36
Rachel used 2/3 package of cornbread mix. She will use equal parts of the leftover mix to make 2 batches of cornbread. What fraction of the original package will she use for each batch?
1/6