IXL | Multiply fractions: word problems

Last week, Jackie's Fruit Stand sold 1/2 of a box of plums. Down the road, Reggie's Fruit Stand sold 9/10 as many boxes of plums as Jackie's did. How many boxes of plums did Reggie's Fruit Stand sell?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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At Webster College, 2/3 of the students are enrolled in an art class. Of the students enrolled in an art class, 3/4 are enrolled in a painting class. What fraction of the students at Webster College are enrolled in a painting class?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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solution

Of the students at Webster College, 3/4 of 2/3 are enrolled in a painting class.

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

3 × 2

4 × 3

Simplify the product.

Of the students at Webster College, 1/2 are enrolled in a painting class.

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