Multiplying Fraction Word Problem Practice

Reagan uses 4   1/8 ounces of paint to paint a chair. How many ounces of paint will he need to pain 9 such chairs?

Mr. Richards bought 3 packages of meat for a neighborhood barbecue. Each package weighs 7 1/2 pounds. The price of the meat is $3 per pound. How much did he pay for all of the meat he bought?

At a zoo, each adult elephant gets 70 1/4 pounds of bananas every day. The zoo keeps 5 adult elephants. How many pounds of bananas will the zoo need for all 5 adult elephants in a day?

The bleachers at a football game are 7/8 full, and 1/2 of the fans in the bleachers are rooting for the home team. What fraction of the bleachers are filled with home-team fans?

• Multiplying 

• Dividing

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Lucy wants to make a muffin recipe that requires 2/5 cup of blueberries. If she doubles the recipe, how many cups of blueberries will she need?

• 4/5

• 4/10

• 4/7

• 8/10

Which operation are you using?

Two-thirds of the students in your class are boys. Of the boys, one-eighth play soccer. What fraction of the kids in your class are boys who play soccer? 

• addition

• subtraction

• multipluication

• division

Which operation are you using?

Olivia set aside 5/6 of an hour for homework after school each day. How many hours of homework does she do in 5 days?

• addition

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

My chicken noodle soup recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of chicken broth. If I want to triple the recipe, how many cups of chicken broth will I need?

• 5 1/4 cups

• 6 1/4 cups

• 3 3/4 cups

• 4 3/4 cups