KLMSMath6 - Unit 2 Multiplying Fractions Word Problems
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Annabel and Sophia went blueberry picking with their grandmother. Annabel collected 1/5 of a carton of berries. Sophia collected 4 times as many as Annabel. How many cartons of berries did Sophia collect?
1/5
Arjun picked 2/5 of a pound of strawberries. That afternoon, Arjun's sister ate 1/2 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Arjun's sister eat?
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At Brunswick Zone Arcade, of all the games in the arcade, 2/3 of them are racing games. Of those, ½ are motorcycle racing games. What fraction of the games at Brunswick are motorcycle games?
3
Beth made homemade butter. She made ½ a jar of apple butter and 6 times as much cinnamon butter. How much cinnamon butter did she make?
2 ½
Jordan lives in a small town, and Kayla lives in a very large town with many people. When Jordan went Trick or Treating he got 5/6 of a pound of candy. Kayla got three times as much as Jordan. How much candy did Kayla get?
9/16
Logan operates a hot dog stand. On Wednesday he used ¾ of a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday he used ¾ as many hot dog buns as on Wednesday. How many bags of hot dog buns did Logan use on Thursday?
¼
Mom has ½ cup of sprinkles to sprinkle on Brandon's birthday cupcakes. She uses half of the sprinkles. How much does she use?
6 ¾
On Sunday, Cracker Barrel used 9 gallons of syrup. On Monday, they used ¾ of that amount. How much did they use on Monday?
3/8
Tessa went to the candy store and bought 1/2 of a pound of candy. If 3/4 of Tessa's candy was chocolate, how many pounds of chocolate candy did Tessa buy?
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The corner market bakery needed 3/8 of a pound of sugar for their recipe. They only had ½ of what they needed. How much sugar did they have?
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Wayne has a hot dog stand open all summer. On Wednesday, he used 2/3 a bag of hot dog buns. On Thursday, he used 4/5 as many hot dog buns. How many bags of hot dog buns did Wayne use on Thursday?
1/12
Wayne made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. He made enough strawberry jam to fill 1/4 of a jar. If he made 1/3 as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many jars will the raspberry jam fill?
8/15
Webster High School is holding a fundraiser and plans to use 4/5 of the money collected to build a new library. Of the money directed towards building the new library, 2/3 will go towards purchasing computers. What fraction of the money raised will go towards purchasing computers for the library?
1/6
Yesterday, Herbert's Doughnut Shop sold 1/2 as many chocolate doughnuts as cinnamon doughnuts. If they sold 1/3 of a tray of cinnamon doughnuts, how many trays of chocolate doughnuts did they sell?
