Exploring Area and Fraction Multiplication in Real Life

1. Sarah has a rectangular garden that is 3/4 meters long and 2/3 meters wide. What is the area of her garden in square meters?

• 1/2 square meters

• 1 square meter

• 1/4 square meters

• 2/3 square meters

2. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

3. A rectangular swimming pool is 5/6 meters long and 1/2 meters wide. What is the area of the pool in square meters?

• 1/3 square meters

• 1 square meter

• 2/3 square meters

• 5/12 square meters

4. Tom read 2/5 of a book in one week. If the book has 1/2 of its pages left, what fraction of the book has he read?

• 9/10

• 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/5

5. A piece of fabric is 3/5 of a yard long. If a dress requires 2/3 of a yard of fabric, how much fabric will be left after making the dress?

• 1/5 yards

• 2/5 yards

• 1 yard

• 0 yards

6. A rectangular field is 4/5 miles long and 3/4 miles wide. What is the area of the field in square miles?

• 1.2

• 0.75

• 0.8

• 0.6

7. Lisa has 1/3 of a pizza left. If she shares it equally with 2 friends, what fraction of the whole pizza will each person get?

• 1/9

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 1/2

8. A rectangular box is 2/3 feet long and 1/4 feet wide. What is the area of the top of the box in square feet?

• 1/6 square feet

• 1/3 square feet

• 1/2 square feet

• 1/4 square feet

9. If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and John eats 3/8 of it, how much of the chocolate bar is left?

• 1/8

• 5/8

• 3/4

• 2/8

10. A rectangular poster is 1/2 meter tall and 3/5 meter wide. What is the area of the poster in square meters?

• 0.4

• 0.3

• 0.5

• 0.2