Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems with Multiplication

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

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

3. A car travels 1/2 of a mile every minute. How far will it travel in 6 minutes?

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 5 miles

4. A gardener plants 3/5 of a garden bed with flowers. If the garden bed is 10 square feet, how many square feet are planted with flowers?

• 6 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 5 square feet

• 4 square feet

5. A baker uses 1/4 of a pound of flour for each batch of cookies. If she makes 8 batches, how much flour does she use?

• 1 pound

• 4 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 2 pounds

6. A painter can cover 2/3 of a wall in one hour. How much of the wall can he cover in 5 hours?

• 10/3

• 3/2

• 4/3

• 5/3

7. A school has 3/8 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 32 students in total, how many students are participating?

• 24

• 12

• 8

• 16

8. A recipe requires 1/2 of a liter of milk. If you want to make 3 times the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 2 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 1 liter

9. A cyclist rides 3/4 of a mile every 10 minutes. How far will he ride in 40 minutes?

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 4 miles

10. A box contains 2/5 of a pound of nuts. If you have 7 boxes, how many pounds of nuts do you have in total?

• 3.5 pounds

• 1.4 pounds

• 5.6 pounds

• 2.8 pounds