Multiply Fraction Word Problems

Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

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• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• 2 cups

Mario is making brownies. Four-fifths of the brownies have walnuts on them. One-half of the brownies with walnuts also have peanut butter in them. What fraction of the brownies have walnuts and peanut butter?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

1/2 equals how many eighths?

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A recipe for muffins calls for \frac{3}{4} cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide