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Multiply fractions by whole numbers: word problems
In January the Marshall Hair Salon used
10
10
10
bottles of shampoo. In February the salon used
4
5
\frac{4}{5}
5
4
as much shampoo as in January. How many bottles of shampoo did the hair salon use in February?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ bottles
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A cookie factory puts
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
of a barrel of flour into each batch of cookies. How much flour will the factory use for
4
4
4
batches?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ barrels
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Lara operates a hot dog stand. On Wednesday she used
7
7
7
bags of hot dog buns. On Thursday she used
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
as many hot dog buns as on Wednesday. How many bags of hot dog buns did Lara use on Thursday?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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Jane owns
6
6
6
acres of farmland. She grows beets on
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
of the land. On how many acres of land does Jane grow beets?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ acres
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The elephants at the Hamilton Zoo are fed
8
8
8
barrels of corn each day. The buffalo are fed
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ barrels
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A factory puts
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
of a gallon of vinegar into each batch of salad dressing. How many gallons of vinegar will be used in
3
3
3
batches?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ gallons
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Jen went to the candy store and bought
2
2
2
pounds of candy. If
3
5
\frac{3}{5}
5
3
of Jen's candy was chocolate, how many pounds of chocolate candy did Jen buy?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ pounds
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A group of farmers planted
8
8
8
fields of vegetables. Of the fields they planted,
1
4
\frac{1}{4}
4
1
were planted with cabbage. How many fields of cabbage did the farmers plant?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ fields
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Denise operates an orange juice stand. On Monday she used
10
10
10
bags of oranges. On Tuesday she used
1
8
\frac{1}{8}
8
1
as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Denise use on Tuesday?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ bags
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A factory makes sheets of metal that are
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
of an inch thick. If a worker at the factory makes a stack of
10
10
10
of the sheets, how many inches thick will the stack be?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
inches
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On Friday, Reba sold
10
10
10
pitchers of lemonade from her lemonade stand. On Saturday, she sold
3
5
\frac{3}{5}
5
3
as much lemonade as on Friday. How many pitchers of lemonade did Reba sell on Saturday?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ pitchers
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On Monday a team of street sweepers cleaned
8
8
8
city blocks. Tuesday, the team cleaned
1
6
\frac{1}{6}
6
1
as many blocks as on Monday. How many city blocks did the street sweepers clean on Tuesday?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ blocks
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Last week, Ariel's Fruit Stand sold
9
9
9
boxes of limes. Down the road, Dominic's Fruit Stand sold
4
5
\frac{4}{5}
5
4
as many boxes of limes as Ariel's did. How many boxes of limes did Dominic's Fruit Stand sell?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ boxes
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Reba collected
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Sam collected
6
6
6
times as many bins as Reba. How many bins of bottles did Sam collect?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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bins
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The cattle at the Knox Farm are fed
4
4
4
bales of hay each day. The horses are fed
5
6
\frac{5}{6}
6
5
as much hay as the cattle. How many bales of hay are the horses fed each day?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ bales of hay
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Annie's Restaurant bought 8
1
6
\frac{1}{6}
6
1
pounds of onions. The restaurant bought
9
9
9
times as much potatoes as onions. How many pounds of potatoes did the restaurant buy? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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pounds
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Stacy made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. She made enough strawberry jam to fill
3
3
3
jars. If she made
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many jars will the raspberry jam fill?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_
_
\_\_\_
___
jars
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A factory makes sheets of metal that are
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
of an inch thick. If a worker at the factory makes a stack of
3
3
3
of the sheets, how many inches thick will the stack be?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_
_
\_\_\_
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inches
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Bridget uses
2
2
2
cups of vinegar in her salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Bridget use to make
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
of a recipe?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ cups
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Last week, Mason's Fruit Stand sold
3
3
3
boxes of melons. Down the road, Andrew's Fruit Stand sold
1
2
\frac{1}{2}
2
1
as many boxes of melons as Mason's did. How many boxes of melons did Andrew's Fruit Stand sell?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_
_
\_\_\_
___
boxes
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Alana collected
4
5
\frac{4}{5}
5
4
of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Lillian collected
5
5
5
times as many bins as Alana. How many bins of bottles did Lillian collect?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
bins
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Last week, Emmet spent
4
4
4
hours doing homework. Jonathan did homework for
3
5
\frac{3}{5}
5
3
as many hours as Emmet did. How many hours did Jonathan spend doing homework?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
hours
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Tanvi went to the candy store and bought
4
4
4
pounds of candy. If
2
3
\frac{2}{3}
3
2
of Tanvi's candy was chocolate, how many pounds of chocolate candy did Tanvi buy?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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Last month, Bobby and Tony sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Tony sold
2
2
2
times as much candy as Bobby did. If Bobby sold
1
10
\frac{1}{10}
10
1
of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Tony sell?
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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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_____ boxes
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A shipment of
9
9
9
tons of sugar is separated into containers of equal size. If the shipment fills
4
4
5
4 \frac{4}{5}
4
5
4
containers, how much sugar can one container hold?
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Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
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A construction crew has just finished building a road. The road is
6
3
5
6 \frac{3}{5}
6
5
3
kilometers long. If the crew worked for
3
3
3
days, how many kilometers of road did they build each day? (Assume they built the same amount each day.)
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Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
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A construction crew has just finished building a road. The road is
8
8
8
kilometers long. If the crew worked for
3
1
3
3 \frac{1}{3}
3
3
1
days, how many kilometers of road did they build each day? (Assume they built the same amount each day.)
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Write your answer as a mixed number in simplest form.
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There were
32
32
32
volunteers to donate blood. Unfortunately,
n
n
n
of the volunteers did not meet the health requirements, so they couldn't donate The rest of the volunteers donated
470
470
470
milliliters each.
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How many milliliters of blood did the volunteers donate? Write your answer as an expression.
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milliliters
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You pack sandwiches for a mountain hike with your friends. Each sandwich takes
2
2
2
slices of bread, and each hiker eats one sandwich.
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How many slices of bread are used for
n
n
n
hikers?
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Write your answer as an expression.
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