Multiply Fractions Word Problems

Mr. Folk is 6  $\frac{1}{4}$  ft. tall.  Mrs. Folk is  $\frac{2}{3}$  of Mr. Folk's height. How tall is Mrs. Folk?

• 4  $\frac{1}{6}$  ft.

• 25.6 ft.

• 4  $\frac{1}{12}$   ft.

• 8  $\frac{1}{3}$  ft. 

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 $\frac{1}{5}$  of the animals at the zoo are monkeys.   $\frac{5}{7}$  of the monkeys are male.  What fraction of the animals at the zoo are male monkeys? (Simplest Form)

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  
  

•  $\frac{5}{7}$  
  

•  $\frac{7}{25}$  
  

•  $\frac{5}{35}$  

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 $\frac{1}{3}$   of the baseball teams in the tournament have blue as their team color.   $\frac{3}{5}$   of those teams are in the winner's bracket.  What fraction of the total teams are blue and in the winner's bracket? (Simplest Form)

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  
  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$   
  

•  $\frac{5}{9}$  
  

•  $\frac{4}{8}$  
  

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Sydney spent 2 $\frac{1}{2}$   hours this week practicing music.   $\frac{1}{4}$  of that time was spent practicing piano.  How many hours did Sydney spend practicing piano?

•  $\frac{10}{1}$  hours
  

•  $\frac{5}{6}$  hour
  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  hour
  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  hour
  

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Stephen Jr. is 3  $\frac{3}{8}$  ft. tall.  His Dad, Stephen Sr. is 1 $\frac{2}{3}$  times as tall as his son.  How tall is Stephen Sr. in feet?

• 5 $\frac{5}{8}$  ft

• 3  $\frac{1}{4}$  ft.

• 4  $\frac{1}{4}$   ft.

• 6 ft. 

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 $\frac{1}{3}$   of the students are wearing shorts today.   $\frac{6}{7}$   of those students are wearing tennis shoes.  What fraction of the total students are wearing shorts AND tennis shoes today? (Simplest Form)

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  
  

•  $\frac{2}{7}$   
  

•  $\frac{6}{10}$  
  

•  $\frac{7}{10}$  

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Mr. Owen went camping.  He sat outside at the lake for 2  $\frac{1}{3}$  hours.  He fell asleep for the last  $\frac{1}{2}$  of that time and woke up terribly sunburned.  How long was Mr. Owen asleep?

• 2 hours
  

• 4  $\frac{2}{3}$  hours
  

• 2  $\frac{1}{6}$  hours
  

• 1  $\frac{1}{6}$  hour

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You can ride your bike  $\frac{1}{5}$  miles per minute.  If it takes you 3  $\frac{1}{3}$  minutes to ride to your friend's house, how far away does your friend live?

• 2 miles
  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  miles
  

• 2 $\frac{2}{8}$  miles
  

•  $\frac{3}{50}$  miles

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Nurse Sue had  $\frac{3}{7}$  cups of laundry detergent.  She used  $\frac{7}{9}$  of that detergent to wash a load of dirty socks.  How many cups of laundry detergent did she use?

•  $\frac{27}{49}$  cups
  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  cups
  

•  $\frac{10}{16}$  cups
  

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  Cups

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Mrs. Skinner had 2  $\frac{2}{5}$  cups of Puppy Chow for Luna.  She fed her  $\frac{5}{6}$   of that Puppy Chow.  How many cups of Puppy Chow did Mrs. Skinner feed Luna?

• 2 cups
  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  cups
  

•  $\frac{7}{11}$  cups
  

• 2  $\frac{1}{3}$  cups

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