Multiply Fractions by a Whole Number- Word Problems
Last week, Larry spent 2 hours watching television. Myra watched television for 1/2 as many hours as Larry did. How many hours did Myra spend watching television?
1
Lucy went to the candy store and bought 4 pounds of candy. If 1/3 of Lucy's candy was chocolate, how many pounds of chocolate candy did Lucy buy?
1 and 1/3
Last week, Erin ran 5 laps around the lake. Caden ran 1/3 as many laps around the lake as Erin did. How many laps around the lake did Caden run?
1 and 2/3
Paula picked 7 pounds of strawberries. That afternoon, Paula's family ate 1/4 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Paula's family eat?
1 and 3/4
Last month, Kenny and Sally sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Sally sold 2 times as much candy as Kenny did. If Kenny sold 1/4 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Sally sell?
1/2
The elephants at the Taylor Zoo are fed 3 barrels of corn each day. The buffalo are fed 2/3 as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?
2
Sanjay uses 1/2 of a cup of vinegar in his salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Sanjay use to make 5 recipes?
2 and 1/2
Andy owns 2 acres of farmland. He grows beets on 1/3 of the land. On how many acres of land does Andy grow beets?
2/3
A cookie factory puts 3/4 of a barrel of flour into each batch of cookies. How much flour will the factory use for 4 batches?
3
Melissa had 5 pounds of blueberries. Melissa let her friends eat 2/3 of the blueberries. How many pounds of blueberries did Melissa's friends eat?
3 and 1/3
Last week, Melissa's Fruit Stand sold 16 boxes of apples. Down the road, Tommy's Fruit Stand sold 1/4 as many boxes of apples as Melissa's did. How many boxes of apples did Tommy's Fruit Stand sell?
4
Manuel is making calzones to sell at his restaurant. He starts with 12 cans of tomato sauce and then uses 1/2 of the cans for the first batch of calzones. How many cans of tomato sauce does Manuel use for the first batch of calzones?
6
