Multiplying Fractions & Mixed Numbers Word Problems

After a party there was ¼ of a pizza leftover. If Little Caesar gave ½ of the leftover pizza to Papa John, what fraction of the pizza did he give away?

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Mrs. Christiansen needed 3 ½  feet of thread to finish a pillow she was making. If she has 2 times as much thread as she needs, what is the length of the thread she has?

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A bowl of cereal had 2 ³/₄ teaspoons of sugar in it. If Toucan ate 4 bowls a week, how many teaspoons of sugar would he have eaten?

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The tallest basketball player in the school’s basketball team is 6 feet tall. Jacob’s height is ¹¹/₁₂ of the height of the tallest basketball player. What is Jacob’s height?

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A batch of fried chicken required 2 ⁴/₉  cups of flour. If a fast-food restaurant was making 3 ³/₈ batches, how much flour would they need?

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A baby frog weighed 4 ³/₈ ounces. After a month it was 2 ²/₅  times as heavy, how much did the frog weigh after a month?

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Mila is a professional marathon runner. She spends 38 hours each week training. She spends ²/₅ of her training time running and ³/₈ of her training time in the gym. How many hours does she spend in the gym every week?  

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