Multiplying Fraction and Whole Number Word Problems

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

Answer the question in the picture.

• 1) Larger 2) Smaller
• 1) Smaller 2)Larger

Answer the question in the picture.

• 2 3/4 X 8 must be > 8 because 2 groups of 8 is 16.

• 2 3/4 X 8 must be < 8 because a fraction makes it smaller.

Answer the question in the picture

• More than 2

• Less than 2

Kevin is hosting a pizza party. Each pizza requires 3/4 cup of cheese. If he wants to make 6 pizzas, how much cheese does he need?

• 18/4

• 9/4

• 9/6

• 18/24

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

What operation would you use? :
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

Mrs. Smith is making cookies for 5th grade. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar for each batch. It also calls for 4/5 cups of flour. She is making 8 batches and needs to know how much sugar she will need. Which expression represents the correct equation to solve the problem of how much sugar she needs for the cookies?

Sarah and Jane were discussing the following ingredients. Sarah wanted to make 3/4 of the recipe with the ingredients. Jane wanted to make 3 recipes with the ingredients. Which statement represents how Sarah and Jane need to create their recipe?

• Sarah does not have to do anything to the receipe, but Jane needs to multiply her ingredients by 3.

Solve.

• 6 2/4

• 6

• 2/24

• 12/4