Multiply Mixed Numbers and Fractions in Real Life

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

Sarah has 1 3/4 yards of fabric. She uses 2/3 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she use?

• 1 yard

• 7/6 yards

• 3/4 yard

• 2 yards

A garden has 3 1/2 rows of carrots. Each row has 1/4 of a pound of carrots. How many pounds of carrots are there in total?

• 1.5 pounds

• 0.875 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 0.5 pounds

Tom has 4 2/5 liters of juice. He pours 1/5 of it into a glass. How much juice does he pour into the glass?

• 1.2 liters

• 0.88 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 2 liters

A baker made 2 1/3 dozen cookies. If he sells 1/2 of them, how many cookies does he sell?

• 12

• 18

• 16

• 14

Emily read 1 1/2 books in a week. If she reads 3 times that amount next week, how many books will she read?

• 4.5 books

• 6 books

• 3 books

• 5 books

A painter uses 3 1/4 gallons of paint for one wall. If he paints 2 walls, how many gallons of paint does he use in total?

• 5 gallons

• 7 gallons

• 8 1/4 gallons

• 6 1/2 gallons

A farmer harvested 5 1/2 bushels of apples. If he sells 3/4 of them, how many bushels does he sell?

• 3 1/2 bushels

• 5 bushels

• 4 1/8 bushels

• 2 3/4 bushels

A recipe requires 1 2/3 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 8 1/3 cups

• 6 2/3 cups

• 7 cups

• 5 cups

Liam has 2 1/2 meters of ribbon. He cuts off 3/5 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 1 1/2 meters

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 3/5 meters