Real-Life Mixed Number Multiplication & Fraction Simplification

1. Sarah has 2 1/2 yards of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/3 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 3

2. A recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar will you need?

• 2 cups of sugar

• 3/4 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 7/8 cups of sugar

3. A garden is 3 1/2 feet wide and 2/5 of that width is planted with flowers. How wide is the flower bed?

• 7/5 feet

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 1 foot

4. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 1 1/2 pizzas, how many slices did you eat?

• 12 slices

• 16 slices

• 10 slices

• 8 slices

5. A car travels 1 2/3 miles every hour. How far will it travel in 4 hours?

• 6 2/3 miles

• 7 1/2 miles

• 8 miles

• 5 miles

6. Emma has 3 1/4 liters of juice. She pours 2/3 of it into a pitcher. How much juice is left in the container?

• 1 1/12 liters

• 3 liters

• 1 3/4 liters

• 2 liters

7. A box contains 2 1/2 dozen eggs. If you use 1/4 of the eggs for a recipe, how many eggs did you use?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 7

8. A recipe requires 2 1/3 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need in total?

• 4 2/3 cups

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 7 cups

9. A piece of ribbon is 5 1/2 meters long. If you cut it into pieces that are 1/4 meter long, how many pieces do you have?

• 25

• 18

• 22

• 20

10. A book has 1 3/4 inches of thickness. If you stack 5 of these books, what is the total thickness of the stack?

• 7 inches

• 9 inches

• 8 3/4 inches

• 10 1/2 inches