Multiplying Whole Numbers by Fractions Word Problems

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

On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

• Multiplication

• Division

How many hamburgers do you want?

• 10 hamburgers

• 2/20 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 14 hamburgers

An equation is shown. What is the whole number?

• 5/10

• 5

• 15/10

• 15

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• A

• B

• C

• D

Mrs. Johnson wants to make 5 batches of cookies. The recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour for each batch. How much flour does she need in total?

• 10/3

• 15/3

• 3/15

• 3/10