Estimating Products with Mixed Numbers and Fractions

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?

• 7 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 5 cups

A gardener plants 1 3/4 rows of flowers. Each row has 2 1/2 feet of flowers. How many feet of flowers does the gardener plant in total?

• 4 3/8 feet

• 2 3/8 feet

• 5 1/4 feet

• 3 1/2 feet

A baker uses 3/4 of a cup of sugar for each batch of cookies. If she makes 4 1/2 batches, how many cups of sugar does she use?

• 2 1/2 cups

• 3 3/8 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

A painter uses 1 1/3 gallons of paint for each room. If he is painting 2 1/2 rooms, how many gallons of paint will he need?

• 3 1/3 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 5 1/2 gallons

• 2 gallons

A farmer has 5 1/2 acres of land. He plants corn on 2/3 of the land. How many acres does he plant corn on?

• 5 acres

• 2 acres

• 4 acres

• 3 2/3 acres

A teacher has 3 1/4 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 1 1/2 dozen pencils. How many pencils does the teacher have in total?

• 72

• 58

• 48

• 60

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

• 2 cups of milk

• 1 1/2 cups of milk

• 3 3/4 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

A construction worker uses 2 1/2 feet of wood for each shelf. If he builds 3 3/4 shelves, how many feet of wood does he use?

• 7 1/2 feet

• 9 3/8 feet

• 8 1/4 feet

• 10 feet

A chef needs 4 1/2 pounds of chicken for a dish. If he is making 2/3 of the dish, how many pounds of chicken does he need?

• 3 pounds

• 5 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 2 pounds

A student reads 1 1/2 books each week. If there are 5 1/4 weeks in a month, how many books does the student read in that month?

• 5.25

• 10.5

• 3.75

• 7.875