Mastering Mixed Numbers: Fun with Multiplication & Division

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

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

You have 4 3/4 yards of fabric. You want to cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long. How many pieces can you cut?

• 9

• 10

• 8

• 7

A garden is 3 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet long. What is the area of the garden in square feet?

• 6 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 7 square feet

• 7 7/8 square feet

If a car travels 1 1/2 miles every 1/4 hour, how far will it travel in 2 hours?

• 12 miles

• 10 miles

• 6 miles

• 8 miles

You have 5 1/2 pounds of apples. You want to divide them equally into bags that hold 1/3 pound each. How many bags can you fill?

• 12

• 20

• 10

• 16

A recipe requires 1 3/4 cups of sugar. If you want to make 2 1/2 times the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2 1/2 cups

• 4 3/8 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

You have 6 2/3 gallons of paint. If each wall requires 1/4 gallon of paint, how many walls can you paint?

• 15

• 26

• 30

• 20

A box contains 3 1/2 dozen eggs. If you want to pack them into cartons of 1/2 dozen each, how many cartons do you need?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 6

You read 2 1/4 books each month. How many books will you read in 5 months?

• 10

• 11 1/4

• 9 1/2

• 12

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 4 slices

• 7 slices

• 5 slices

• 6 slices