Mastering Word Problems: Multiplying Whole Numbers & Fractions

If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to make 4 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 4 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers, and each row has 2/3 of a meter of flowers. How many meters of flowers are planted in total?

• 5 meters

• 3.33 meters

• 2 meters

• 4 meters

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 6 slices

• 5 slices

• 2 slices

• 4 slices

A car travels 6 miles every hour. How far will it travel in 3/5 of an hour?

• 2.4 miles

• 4.8 miles

• 3.6 miles

• 5.0 miles

A baker uses 2/5 of a bag of flour for each cake. If she makes 5 cakes, how much flour does she use in total?

• 2 bags of flour

• 4 bags of flour

• 1 bag of flour

• 3 bags of flour

A painter uses 1/2 gallon of paint for each room. If he paints 4 rooms, how many gallons of paint does he use?

• 3 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 1 gallon

A school has 7 classes, and each class has 3/4 of an hour for lunch. How many hours of lunch do all the classes have combined?

• 4.5 hours

• 6 hours

• 3 hours

• 5.25 hours

A farmer has 8 acres of land and plants 1/3 of it with corn. How many acres does he plant with corn?

• 1 acre

• 3 acres

• 4 acres

• 2.67 acres

A box contains 9/10 of a pound of candy. If you buy 3 boxes, how many pounds of candy do you have?

• 2 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 2.7 pounds

A recipe requires 1/2 cup of oil for 2 servings. How much oil is needed for 6 servings?

• 1 cup of oil

• 2 cups of oil

• 3/4 cup of oil

• 1.5 cups of oil