Real-Life Word Problems: Multiplying Rational Numbers

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

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

A car travels 3/4 of a mile every minute. How far will it travel in 5 minutes?

• 3.75 miles

• 5 miles

• 2.5 miles

• 1.5 miles

A gardener plants 1/2 of a garden with tomatoes and 1/3 with peppers. If the garden is 12 square feet, how much area is planted with tomatoes?

• 6 square feet

• 3 square feet

• 8 square feet

• 4 square feet

A baker uses 2/5 of a bag of flour for one batch of cookies. How much flour will be used for 6 batches?

• 2 and 1/2 bags of flour

• 3 bags of flour

• 2 and 2/5 bags of flour

• 1 bag of flour

A school has 3/8 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 240 students, how many are participating?

• 75

• 120

• 90

• 60

A painter uses 1/4 of a gallon of paint for one wall. How much paint will be needed for 7 walls?

• 1 gallon

• 1.75 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 3.5 gallons

A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of oil. If you want to triple the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 3/5 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 4/5 cups

• 2 cups

A cyclist rides 2/3 of a mile every 1/2 hour. How far will the cyclist ride in 3 hours?

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 6 miles

• 4 miles

A store sells 1/2 of a pound of cheese for $4. How much would 3 pounds of cheese cost?

• $20

• $16

• $12

• $24

A recipe calls for 1/6 of a cup of honey. If you want to make 5 times the recipe, how much honey do you need?

• 5/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup