Multiplying for Solutions: Fun with Word Problems

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 7.5 cups

A car travels 0.75 miles per minute. How far will it travel in 15 minutes?

• 10 miles

• 11.25 miles

• 12 miles

• 9.5 miles

A gardener plants 1.2 meters of flowers in each row. If there are 4 rows, how many meters of flowers are planted in total?

• 2.4 meters

• 4.8 meters

• 3.6 meters

• 6.0 meters

A book costs $12.50. If you buy 4 books, how much will you spend altogether?

• $60.00

• $45.00

• $40.00

• $50.00

A factory produces 2.5 toys every hour. How many toys will it produce in 8 hours?

• 15 toys

• 20 toys

• 25 toys

• 10 toys

A student reads 1.5 pages of a book every day. How many pages will the student read in 10 days?

• 15 pages

• 20 pages

• 10 pages

• 5 pages

A box contains 0.8 kilograms of apples. If you have 5 boxes, what is the total weight of the apples?

• 4.0 kilograms

• 5.0 kilograms

• 2.0 kilograms

• 3.5 kilograms

A recipe requires 0.6 liters of milk for one cake. How much milk is needed for 5 cakes?

• 1.5 liters

• 3 liters

• 4 liters

• 2 liters

A runner completes 1.2 kilometers in 6 minutes. How far will the runner go in 30 minutes?

• 10 kilometers

• 4 kilometers

• 6 kilometers

• 8 kilometers

A pack of pencils costs $3.75. If you buy 6 packs, what is the total cost?

• $15.00

• $18.75

• $22.50

• $30.00