Multiplying Rational Word Problems

A recipe calls for 0.75 teaspoons of salt. If you want to make 2.5 times the recipe, how much salt will you need?

• 0.25 teaspoons

• 3.75 teaspoons

• 0.5 teaspoons

• 1.875 teaspoons

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar will you need in total?

• 1 1/3 cups

• 8/3 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

Find the product.  Then, simplify.

• 10/18

• 5/9

• 10/6

• 15/12

0.2 x 0.8

• 16

• 0.16

• 0.016

• 1.6

Celeste bought 4.6m of fabric that cost $3.57 per meter. What was her total cost?

• $1.64

• $16.42

• $16.56

• $165.60

Jackie rode her bike around Capaha Park last week. The trail is 8.54 miles long. If she rode around the park 4 times last week, how many miles did she travel in all?

• 3.41 miles

• 8.54 miles

• 34.16 miles

• 341.6 miles

• 7
• 13
• 24
• 26

• 3  3/4 m
• 3  1/2 m
• 3  1/6 m

• 9
• 8
• 7
• 6

A grocery store sells chicken for $3.30 per pound. What would be the cost of 2 1/2 pounds of chicken?

• $8.00

• $8.25

• $82.50

• $0.80