Rational Number Word Problems: Multiplication Challenge

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1.5 times the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1/2 cup

A car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How far does it travel in 1 hour?

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 1.5 miles

• 0.75 miles

A gardener plants 1/4 of a garden with tomatoes. If the garden is 12 square feet, how many square feet are planted with tomatoes?

• 2 square feet

• 3 square feet

• 4 square feet

• 6 square feet

A bottle contains 2/5 liter of juice. If you pour out 3 times that amount, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0 liters

• 1 liter

• 1/5 liter

• 2/5 liter

A runner completes 2/3 of a mile in 1/4 hour. How many miles does the runner complete in 1 hour?

• 2.67 miles

• 4 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

A recipe requires 3/8 cup of oil. If you want to double the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

A painter uses 1/2 gallon of paint for 3/4 of a wall. How much paint will be needed for the entire wall?

• 2/3 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

A school has 5/6 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 240 students, how many are participating?

• 220

• 200

• 160

• 180

A baker uses 1/3 of a bag of flour to make cookies. If the bag weighs 6 pounds, how much flour is used for the cookies?

• 1 pound

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 4 pounds

A cyclist rides 2/5 of a mile in 1/3 hour. How far will the cyclist ride in 1 hour?

• 1.5 miles

• 1.2 miles

• 2 miles

• 0.8 miles