Multiplication Fraction Word Problems

On six bookshelves, there are 72 books per shelf. How many books are then altogether? If 1/3 of these are non-fiction, how many fictional books are there?

• 432 fiction

• 144 fiction

• 288 fiction

• 178 fiction

Marty has 2 pizzas and he wants to give 3/4 of them to his Mom. How much pizza will he give to his mom.

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

 

Caleb saved 1/3 of his allowance to spend on candy. If he gets an allowance of $6, how much money does he have to spend on candy?

To solve this, are you:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)

Twyla is turning a 1/2 acre piece of land into a community garden. She wants to split the land up evenly into 3 groups so she can plant flowers, fruit, and vegetables. What fraction of an acre will each garden get?

A baby frog weighed 4 ³/8₈ ounces. After a month it was 2 ²/5₅ times as heavy, how much did the frog weigh after a month?

Tyreick wants to fill six containers with 3/4 of a cup of lemonade. How much lemonade will he need to fill the six containers?

• multiply

• divide

If you have 2/3 cup of flour and you need to triple the recipe, how much flour will you need?

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

Maria made 8 pounds of trail mix for her hiking club. She wants to put it into 1/4 pound bags so she can share it at the next group hike. How many bags of trail mix will she be able to make?

To solve this, you will be:

• Finding part of a total

  (Multiplying)

• Splitting into equal groups

  (Dividing)