6.5 PROBLEM SOLVING • Use Multiplication

A structure is made out of foam cubes that are each 1/4 foot tall. The height of the structure is 8 feet. How many cubes were used to build the structure?

• 2

• 16

• 8

• 32

Terrance needs to divide 9 by 1/2 . How can he find the quotient?

• Draw 9 rectangles and divide each in halves. Count the halves.

• Draw 9 rectangles and shade 1_ 2 of each. Count the shaded parts.

• Shade a rectangle to show 1_ 2 , and then divide the shaded part into 9 parts. Find the amount shaded.

• Draw a rectangle with a length of 9 and a width of 1_ 2 . Find the area.

Dorothy has a ribbon that is 3 feet long, and a ribbon that is 8 feet long. She needs to cut the ribbon into pieces that are 1/4 foot long. How many pieces will she have in all?

• 12 pieces

• 32 pieces

• 11 pieces

• 44 pieces

Adrian made 3 carrot cakes. He cut each cake into fourths. How many 1/4 -size cake pieces does he have?

• 16

• 1

• 12

• 1 1/3

Julian wants to put a border around two sides of his rectangular shaped garden. He has a 12-foot piece of lumber that will be cut into 1/3 -foot pieces. How many 1/3 -foot pieces can Julian cut from the lumber?

The camp counselors bought a 6-pound bag of raisins for an afternoon snack for the campers. If the counselors package the raisins into 1/8 -pound individual servings, how many individual servings can they make?

Kim has 5 yards of denim. She cuts each yard of denim into thirds. How many 1/3 -yard pieces of denim does she have?

If it takes Fran 1/5 of an hour to paint one section of the fence, how many sections can she paint in 2 hours?

The students in Mrs. Lester’s fifth-grade class are planting seeds in individual pots. Mrs. Lester supplied 8 pounds of potting soil. If each pot holds 1_ 4 pound of soil, how many pots can the students fill?

• 12

• 32

• 16

• 36

Jake’s Cafe receives a 10-pound delivery of ground beef each day. How many 1/4 -pound hamburgers can Jake make each day?

• 40

• 14

• 44

• 20