Real-Life Fraction Fun: Multiply & Convert Mixed Numbers

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of fabric. She wants to use 2/3 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric will she use?

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 3/8 yard

• 1/4 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

2. A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If you want to make only 2/5 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1 cup

• 1 cup and 1/4 cup

• 3/5 cups

• 2/5 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza and your friend eats 1/2 of what you ate, how much pizza did your friend eat?

• 1/8 of the pizza

• 1/4 of the pizza

• 5/16 of the pizza

• 3/16 of the pizza

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

4. A garden is 2 1/4 meters long. If you plant flowers in 3/4 of the garden, how long is the section with flowers?

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 meters

• 1 11/16 meters

• 1 1/2 meters

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If you eat 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 8 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 4 pieces

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

6. Emma has 5/6 of a gallon of paint. She uses 1/2 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does she have left?

• 5/12

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

7. A recipe requires 2 1/3 cups of flour. If you want to make 1/4 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 7/12 cups

• 3/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 0.8 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

9. A cake recipe calls for 3/4 cup of butter. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much butter do you need?

• 3/8 cup of butter

• 1 cup of butter

• 1/4 cup of butter

• 1/2 cup of butter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

10. A box contains 2 1/2 pounds of apples. If you use 1/5 of the apples for a pie, how many pounds of apples did you use?

• 1 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1 1/4 pounds

• 1/2 pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6