Math worksheet featuring word problems on multiplying fractions by whole numbers, with engaging illustrations.

Let's solve each of these word problems step by step. These are all multiplying fractions by whole numbers problems.

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1.) James and four of his friends have ⅖ of a bag of candy. How many bags of candy do they have in total?

Step 1: Identify the key information
- James + 4 friends = 5 people
- Each person has ⅖ of a bag of candy

Step 2: Set up the multiplication
We need to find:
$ 5 \times \frac{2}{5} $

Step 3: Multiply
$$
5 \times \frac{2}{5} = \frac{5 \times 2}{5} = \frac{10}{5} = 2
$$

✔ Answer: 2 bags of candy

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2.) Moses eats ⅔ of a sushi roll for lunch for three days in a row. How much sushi did he eat during those three days?

Step 1: Key info
- He eats ⅔ of a sushi roll per day
- For 3 days

Step 2: Multiply
$$
3 \times \frac{2}{3} = \frac{3 \times 2}{3} = \frac{6}{3} = 2
$$

✔ Answer: 2 sushi rolls

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3.) Rick has 8 glass bottles that are ¾ filled with ketchup. If he pours all of the ketchup together, how many of the glass bottles can he fill completely?

Step 1: Key info
- 8 bottles
- Each is ¾ full
- We want to know how many full bottles can be made

Step 2: Multiply
Total ketchup = $ 8 \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{8 \times 3}{4} = \frac{24}{4} = 6 $

So, he has enough ketchup to fill 6 full bottles.

✔ Answer: 6 bottles

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4.) There are 15 people at a pizza party. If each person eats ⅛ of a pizza, how many pizzas will be needed to feed everyone at the party?

Step 1: Key info
- 15 people
- Each eats ⅛ of a pizza

Step 2: Multiply
$$
15 \times \frac{1}{8} = \frac{15}{8} = 1 \frac{7}{8}
$$

Since you can't order ⅞ of a pizza in practice (you need whole pizzas), you would need to round up to the next whole number.

✔ Answer: 2 pizzas (because 1½ pizzas isn’t enough — 15/8 = 1.875, so you need 2 whole pizzas)

> Note: The question asks "how many pizzas will be needed" — this implies whole pizzas, so we round up.

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5.) Jeanie is a baker. She is using a chocolate cupcake recipe that calls for using ⅓ of a bag of cocoa powder to make one dozen cupcakes. How many bags of cocoa powder will she need if she wants to make 10 dozen chocolate cupcakes?

Step 1: Key info
- ⅓ bag per dozen cupcakes
- Want to make 10 dozen

Step 2: Multiply
$$
10 \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{10}{3} = 3 \frac{1}{3}
$$

So she needs $ 3\frac{1}{3} $ bags of cocoa powder.

But since she can't buy a third of a bag unless specified, and assuming she must buy whole bags, she'd need to buy 4 bags.

However, the question says "how many bags... will she need" — if it’s just asking for the amount required (not necessarily whole bags), then:

✔ Answer: $ \frac{10}{3} $ or $ 3\frac{1}{3} $ bags

> But if only whole bags are available, she’d need 4 bags.

Since the problem doesn’t specify buying whole bags, we assume it’s asking for the exact amount.

✔ Answer: $ \frac{10}{3} $ or $ 3\frac{1}{3} $ bags

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✔ Final Answers:

1. 2 bags of candy
2. 2 sushi rolls
3. 6 glass bottles
4. 2 pizzas
5. $ \frac{10}{3} $ or $ 3\frac{1}{3} $ bags of cocoa powder

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