Fraction of a Number Word Problem

Solve this problem:
Mario is making brownies. Four-fifths of the brownies have walnuts on them. One-half of the brownies with walnuts also have peanut butter in them. What fraction of the brownies have walnuts and peanut butter?

A farmer mows 1/5 of an acre each day.  If his property has 3 acres, how many days will it take to mow it all?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

Solve this problem:
A farmer mows 1/5 of an acre each day.  If his property has 3 acres, how many days will it take to mow it all?

A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food.  Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food.  How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

Count Dracula loves his bats.  $$\frac{1}{2}$$  of his bats are male, and  $$\frac{1}{3}$$  of the male bats are purple. What fraction of the Count's bats are male and purple? 

(a)  

Carson has  $$\frac{5}{6}$$  of a pumpkin pie. She splits it into three equal pieces to share with her friends. What fraction of pie will each of her friends get? 

(a)  

Anna bought 7 yards of fabric to make her costume. She used  $$5\ \frac{4}{9}$$   yards for her costume. How many yards of fabric does she have left? 

(a)  

There are 50 kids who entered the corn maze.  $$\frac{4}{5}$$  of the kids successfully made it through the corn maze in 20 minutes. How many kids made it through the corn maze in 20 minutes? 

(a)  

A hot chocolate recipe calls for $$\frac{3}{4}$$  cups of milk. Thomas halves the recipe. How much milk does he need?

(a)  

At a Haunted House, $$\frac{3}{15}$$  of the costumes are ghosts,  $$\frac{6}{12}$$  are vampires, and  $$\frac{2}{9}$$  are mummies. What fraction of the costumes are ghosts and mummies combined? 

(a)