1. Copyright © 2010 Study Island - All rights reserved. Name: ________________________________ Multiply Fractions Directions: Solve the following word problems. Draw a model to help you solve the problem. One problem has been done for you. 1.Sami, Angelina, and Nathan’s mom baked a pan of brownies. Each child ate 2 / 9 of the pan. What was the total amount eaten by all of the children? Problem: Model: 2 9 x 3 = 6 9 Problem: Model: 3.A recipe for peanut butter cookies called for ¼ teaspoon of vanilla. If Caroline wanted to triple the recipe, how much vanilla would she need? Problem: Model: 2.Lily read for 2 / 12 of an hour each night for 4 nights. How much total time did Lily read? Problem: Model: 4.For exercise, Ryan ran 2 / 10 of a mile and then stopped and did pushups. If he did this 4 times, what was the total distance that Ryan ran?

2. Copyright © 2010 Study Island - All rights reserved. 5.Jeremiah got ¼ of a dollar for each chore he did for his mom. If he did 2 chores, how much money did he receive? Problem: Model: Problem: Model: 7.A newborn baby grew 1 / 12 of an foot one month. If she grew that much each month for 6 months, how much did she grow? Problem: Model: 6.One of Matthew’s blocks was 2 / 12 of a foot tall. If Matthew stacked 5 blocks on top of one another, how tall was the stack? Problem: Model: 8.Jason and his friends were painting a large brick wall. If they could paint 2 / 8 of a wall per hour, how much of the wall could they paint in 3 hours?

3. Copyright © 2010 Study Island - All rights reserved. Name: ________________________________ Multiply Fractions – Answer Key Directions: Solve the following word problems. Draw a model to help you solve the problem. One problem has been done for you. 1.Sami, Angelina, and Nathan’s mom baked a pan of brownies. Each child ate 2 / 9 of the pan. What was the total amount eaten by all of the children? Problem: Model: 2 9 x 3 = 6 9 Problem: Model: 1 4 x 3 = 3 4 3.A recipe for peanut butter cookies called for ¼ teaspoon of vanilla. If Caroline wanted to triple the recipe, how much vanilla would she need? Problem: Model: 2 12 x 4 = 8 2.Lily read for 2 / 12 of an hour each night for 4 nights. How much total time did Lily read? Problem: Model: 2 10 x 4 = 8 4.For exercise, Ryan ran 2 / 10 of a mile and then stopped and did pushups. If he did this 4 times, what was the total distance that Ryan ran?

4. Copyright © 2010 Study Island - All rights reserved. 5.Jeremiah got ¼ of a dollar for each chore he did for his mom. If he did 2 chores, how much money did he receive? Problem: Model: 1 4 x 2 = 2 4 Problem: Model: 1 12 x 6 = 6 7.A newborn baby grew 1 / 12 of an foot one month. If she grew that much each month for 6 months, how much did she grow? Problem: Model: 2 12 x 5 = 10 12 6.One of Matthew’s blocks was 2 / 12 of a foot tall. If Matthew stacked 5 blocks on top of one another, how tall was the stack? Problem: Model: 2 8 x 3 = 6 8 8.Jason and his friends were painting a large brick wall. If they could paint 2 / 8 of a wall per hour, how much of the wall could they paint in 3 hours?