Multiplying & Dividing Decimals & Fractions Word Problems

A zoologist purchased a rectangular field for a new petting zoo in his home town.

• The field is 1.6 miles long.

• The field is 0.97 miles wide.

What is the area of the field purchased for the petting zoo?

• 155.2 square miles

• 15.52 square miles

• 1.552 square miles

• 1,552 square miles

Hema is making cupcakes for her classmates. She has a 14-ounce bag of sprinkles.

If she puts 1/3 ounce of sprinkles on each cupcake, how many cupcakes can she make using the sprinkles she has?

• 18

• 32

• 24

• 42

Miguel has 3 liters of lemonade. He is selling 0.15 liter glasses of lemonade. How many glasses of lemonade will he be able to sell?

• 15

• 19

• 18

• 20

Emma ran 4 1/2 miles. For 3/4 of her run, she ran uphill. How many miles did she run uphill?

Lucas, Jose, and Adriana worked together to wash cars to earn money over the summer.

• They earned a total of $174.45.

• They used $36 of the money earned to buy cleaning supplies for washing cars.

• They shared the rest of the money equally.

How much money did they each receive?

• $46.15

• $58.15

• $58.03

• $70.15

Ruth had a ribbon that was 9 yards long. She cut the ribbon into pieces that were 1/6 yard long. How many pieces of ribbon does she have now?

• 3 pieces

• 15 pieces

• 54 pieces

• 63 pieces

The cafeteria is buying 4500 boxes of juice with 3.98 pints in each box. About how many pints of juice is the cafeteria buying?

• 25,000 pints

• 15,000 pints

• 18,000 pints

• 5,000 pints

Josh has 1/4 gallon of orange juice. He wants to share it equally between two friends and himself. How much orange juice will each person drink?

Tyler planted a garden that is 7.84 meters by 5.5 meters. He multiplied 784 x 55 to find the area of his garden. He used estimation to decide where to place the decimal. Which of the following shows where Tyler should place the decimal?

• 4,312m²

• 43.12m²

• 431.2m²

• 4.312m²

Your neighbor is planting two rectangular gardens. His rose garden is 6 feet long and 3/8 foot wide. His tulip garden is 6 feet long and 6/8 foot wide. Draw an area model to represent each garden. Which of the following statements is true about the two gardens?

• The rose and tulip garden have the same area.

• The rose garden has an area that is  square foot less than the tulip garden.

• The tulip garden is smaller than the rose garden.

• The area of the tulip garden is double the area of the rose garden.