IXL | Multiply fractions by whole numbers: word problems

Roxanne went to the candy store and bought 2 pounds of candy. If

of Roxanne's candy was chocolate, how many pounds of chocolate candy did Roxanne buy?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

pounds

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The elephants at the Douglas Zoo are fed 4 barrels of corn each day. The buffalo are fed

as much corn as the elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed each day?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

barrels

The buffalo are fed

times 4 barrels of corn each day.

Multiply:

Write 4 as an improper fraction.

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

Simplify the product.

The buffalo are fed 1 barrel of corn each day.

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