Real-Life Fraction Multiplication for 5th Graders

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate cake. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much cake will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 4 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 2 2/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 4 cups

3. Tom ran 1/2 of a mile every day for 5 days. How many miles did he run in total?

• 2.5 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

4. A garden is 2/5 of an acre. If Lisa wants to plant flowers in 3/4 of that garden, how much of an acre will she use for flowers?

• 1/4 of an acre

• 3/10 of an acre

• 1/2 of an acre

• 2/5 of an acre

5. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If John eats 3/8 of the pizza and his friend eats 1/2 of what is left, how much of the pizza did his friend eat?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 7/16

• 5/16

6. Emily has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/4 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/6 yard

• 1/2 yard

7. A bottle holds 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If Mark fills 3 bottles, how many gallons of juice does he have in total?

• 1 gallon

• 1.2 gallons

• 0.8 gallons

• 1.5 gallons

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

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

9. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/5 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 3.75 miles

• 2.5 miles

• 5 miles

• 1.5 miles

10. If a piece of ribbon is 3/8 of a yard long and you cut it into 2 equal pieces, how long is each piece of ribbon?

• 1/8 yards

• 1/4 yards

• 3/16 yards

• 1/2 yards