Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers Word Problems Quiz

1. Sarah baked 3/4 of a cake. She then cut the cake into 6 equal pieces. How much of the cake did she cut?

• 4 1/2 pieces

• 2 1/2 pieces

• 5 3/4 pieces

• 3 1/4 pieces

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

2. A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of flour. If you need to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 3/4 cup

• 2 1/2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1/4 cup

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. If 1/3 of a pizza is left and you eat 1/4 of the remaining pizza, how much of the original pizza did you eat?

• 7/12

• 3/4

• 5/12

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

4. A farmer has 5/6 of a field planted with corn. If 1/3 of the planted area is damaged by pests, what fraction of the whole field is damaged?

• 3/10

• 2/9

• 5/18

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

5. A ribbon is 3/8 yard long. If you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 3/32 yard

• 1/8 yard

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

6. A tank is filled with 2/5 gallon of water. If 3/4 of the water is used to water the plants, how much water is used?

• 2/5 gallon

• 3/10 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

7. A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of sugar. If you need to make 5 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1/2 cup

• 5 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

8. A rope is 7/8 meter long. If you cut it into 2 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 5/16 meter

• 7/16 meter

• 1/4 meter

• 3/8 meter

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

9. A baker uses 2/3 cup of chocolate chips in a batch of cookies. If she makes 4 batches, how many cups of chocolate chips does she use in total?

• 3 1/4 cups

• 5/6 cups

• 8/3 or 2 2/3 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. A farmer has 3/5 of a field planted with wheat. If 2/3 of the planted area is harvested, what fraction of the whole field is harvested?

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 2/5

• 3/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6