IXL | Multiply two fractions: word problems

Rachel picked 1/5 of a pound of strawberries. That afternoon, Rachel's sister ate 2/5 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Rachel's sister eat?

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

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Of the songs in Sophie's music library, 3/4 are rock songs. Of the rock songs, 3/4 feature a guitar solo. What fraction of the songs in Sophie's music library are rock songs that feature a guitar solo?

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

of the songs

solution

Of the songs in Sophie's music library, 3/4 of 3/4 are rock songs that feature a guitar solo.

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

3 × 3

4 × 4

Of the songs in Sophie's music library, 9/16 are rock songs that feature a guitar solo.

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