Rational Numbers: Fun with Multiplying Fractions!

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

A garden has 3/4 of an acre planted with tomatoes. If you want to plant 2/3 of that area with peppers, how much area will be used for peppers?

• 1/2 acre

• 1/4 acre

• 2/3 acre

• 3/8 acre

A bottle holds 1/5 of a gallon of juice. If you fill 4 bottles, how many gallons of juice do you have in total?

• 4/5 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 3/5 of a gallon

• 1 gallon

You read 3/8 of a book in one day. If you read that same amount for 4 days, how much of the book have you read in total?

• 2

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1.5

A fabric store sells 2/5 of a yard of fabric for $10. How much would 3/4 of a yard cost?

• $20.00

• $15.00

• $18.75

• $12.50

A recipe requires 1/2 of a cup of oil. If you want to triple the recipe, how much oil will you need?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

A car travels 2/3 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How far does it travel in one hour?

• 1.5 miles

• 4 miles

• 2.67 miles

• 3 miles

You have 5/6 of a pizza left. If you eat 1/3 of what is left, how much pizza do you have remaining?

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 1/2

• 3/4

A painter uses 3/5 of a gallon of paint for one room. How much paint will he need for 4 rooms?

• 0.8 gallons

• 2.4 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 1.5 gallons

A box contains 1/2 of a dozen eggs. If you buy 3 boxes, how many eggs do you have in total?

• 18

• 12

• 6

• 24