Fraction Multiplication: Two-Step Problem Adventures

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get? After sharing, how much pizza will Sarah have left?

• Each person gets 1/2 of a pizza, and Sarah has 1/4 of a pizza left.

• Each person gets 1/3 of a pizza, and Sarah has 1/4 of a pizza left.

• Each person gets 1/4 of a pizza, and Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left.

• Each person gets 1/4 of a pizza, and Sarah has 1/2 of a pizza left.

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar does she need in total? If she has 2 cups of sugar, how much will she have left after making the batches?

• 1/3 cup

• 0 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in the first week. If he reads 3 times that amount in the second week, how much of the book will he have read in total? If the book has 200 pages, how many pages does he have left to read?

• 50 pages read, 150 pages left to read.

• 75 pages read, 125 pages left to read.

• 120 pages read, 80 pages left to read.

• 100 pages read, 100 pages left to read.

4. A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If 2/3 of that area is filled with roses, what fraction of the total garden area is planted with roses? If the total area of the garden is 120 square feet, how many square feet are planted with roses?

• 5/9 and 66.67 square feet

• 2/5 and 48 square feet

• 3/4 and 90 square feet

• 1/2 and 60 square feet

5. Lisa drank 3/5 of a gallon of juice. If she drinks 2 more cups, how much juice will she have consumed in total? If there are 16 cups in a gallon, how much juice is left?

• Lisa has consumed 11.6 cups of juice and there are 4.4 cups left.

• Lisa has consumed 9 cups of juice and there are 7 cups left.

• Lisa has consumed 12 cups of juice and there are 3 cups left.

• Lisa has consumed 10 cups of juice and there are 6 cups left.

6. A baker uses 1/4 of a bag of flour for each batch of cookies. If he makes 5 batches, how much flour does he use? If he started with 2 bags of flour, how much flour does he have left?

• 2 bags of flour left

• 1 bag of flour left

• 1.5 bags of flour left

• 0.75 bags of flour left

7. A car can travel 3/8 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 2 gallons of gas? If the car has already traveled 5 miles, how much further can it go?

• 5 miles

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

8. Emma has 2/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a dress. How much fabric does she have left? If she buys another 1/4 yard, how much fabric does she have in total now?

• 3/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 7/12 yard

• 5/12 yard

9. A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If 1/3 of the bar is eaten, how many pieces are left? If 2 friends each eat 2 pieces, how many pieces remain?

• 8 pieces remain

• 10 pieces remain

• 4 pieces remain

• 6 pieces remain

10. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of milk. If John wants to make 4 times the recipe, how much milk does he need? If he only has 2 cups of milk, how much more does he need to buy?

• 0.8 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.2 cups

• 0.4 cups