Multiplying Mixed Numbers and Fractions in Word Problems

1 ¼ × 2 ¾ =

• 3 ⁷/₁₆
• 1 ¹/₂
• 2 ³/₁₆
• 4 ¹/₄

3 ⅗ x 2 ⅔ =

• 5 ⁶/₁₅
• 9 ³/₅
• 6 ²/₅
• ¹⁸/₄₀

Lori is baking cookies. Her recipe calls for ²/₃ of a cup of milk.  Lori decides she wants to triple the recipe.  How much milk is needed?

• ²/₉
• 4 ½
• 1
• 2

A section of Benji's lawn is a rectangle that measures 5 ¹/₂ yards by 8 yards.  How many square yards does Benji have to mow?

• 40 ½
• 35
• ¹¹/₁₆
• 44

12 x ⅓ =

• 4
• 36
• ⅞
• ¹/₃₆

5 x ¼ =

• ⅚
• 1 ¼
• ¾
• 20

15 x ½ =

• 30
• ²/₁₅
• 7 ½
• ⅞

2 ³/₄ × 12 =

• 33
• 24 ³/₄
• 24 ¹/₃
• 120

When a whole number is multiplied by a fraction, is the product greater than or less than that whole number? 

• Greater Than
• Less Than

When a whole number is multiplied by a mixed number, is the product greater than or less than that whole number?

• Greater Than
• Less Than