Real-Life Fraction Multiplication: Recipes & Measurements

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

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

• 2 yards

• 1 yard

• 5/6 yards

• 3/4 yards

A garden is 1/2 of a square yard. If you plant flowers in 3/4 of the garden, how much area is planted with flowers?

• 3/8 square yard

• 5/8 square yard

• 1/2 square yard

• 1/4 square yard

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

• 3/4 liters

• 2/5 liters

• 1/3 liters

• 1/2 liters

A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 4 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 5 pieces

• 7 pieces

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

• 1 mile

• 1/4 of a mile

• 2/3 of a mile

• 1/2 of a mile

Emma has 1 1/2 pounds of apples. She uses 2/3 of them to make a pie. How many pounds of apples does she use?

• 0.5 pounds

• 2/3 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 1.0 pounds

A pizza is cut into 6 equal slices. If you eat 2/3 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 5 slices

• 2 slices

• 4 slices

• 3 slices

A tank is filled with 3/5 of its capacity. If 1/2 of that is water, how much of the tank is filled with water?

• 1/3 of the tank is filled with water.

• 2/5 of the tank is filled with water.

• 1/4 of the tank is filled with water.

• 3/10 of the tank is filled with water.

Liam has 4 1/2 feet of rope. He cuts off 1/6 of it. How much rope does he have left?

• 4 feet

• 3.5 feet

• 2.5 feet

• 3.75 feet