3.8 Review - Multiply Fractions Word Problems

Jack ran  3  1/3 miles on Monday.  He ran four times as far on Friday.  How far did Jack run on Friday?  

• 12  2/3 miles
• 12  1/3 miles
• 13  1/3 miles
• 13  2/3 miles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mary has a 16 1⁄2 ounce bag of chocolate chips.  She will only use 1⁄4 of the bag for decorating a cake.  How many ounces will she use for decorating?

• 4 1⁄4 ounces
• 4 2⁄8 ounces
• 4 1⁄8 ounces

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

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

• 1/8
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 7/13

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Carl worked for 6  1/4 hours.  April worked 1/2  as long.  How many hours did April work for?

• 3  3/8 
• 6  1/3
• 7  1/4
• 3  1/8

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

When Leila first weighed her kitten, it weighed 4  1/2 pounds. The next time Leila weighed her kitten, it had gained 2  1/4 pounds. How much did the kitten weigh?

• 7    3/4 pounds
• 6   3/4 pounds
• 6    1/3 pounds
• 2   1/4 pounds

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Mariah drove 5  2/3 miles to a friend’s house and then drove 11  5/6 miles to the park. How many miles did she drive?

• 16   7/9 miles
• 16    9/12 miles
• 17   1/6 miles
• 17   1/2 miles

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A train arrives at the station with 150 passengers on board. 2/5 of the passengers get off the train in Seattle, and then 35 passengers board the train. How many passengers are on the train when it leaves the station? 

• 125 passengers
• 300 passengers
• 60 passengers
• 35 passengers

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Dean buys 25 stickers on Monday and 17 on Tuesday, On Wednesday he gives 1/6 of his stickers to Jack. How many does he have left?

• 42 stickers
• 35 stickers
• 17 stickers
• 7 stickers

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Steven says “I would rather have 5/9 of $72 than 4/6 of $72 because I will get more to spend.” Is he correct? How do you know?

• Yes because 5/9 is greater than 4/6
• No because 4/6 is greater than 5/9

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

Nik has ⅕ of a chocolate bar, and Emme has ⅔ of a chocolate bar. What fraction of a chocolate bar do they have all together? 

• 3/8
• 14/15
• 3/15 = ⅕
• 13/15

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2