Mastering Mixed Numbers: Multiply and Divide with Ease

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

Sarah has 1 3/4 yards of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

A container holds 3 1/3 liters of juice. If you pour out 1 1/4 liters, how much juice is left in the container?

• 2 1/12 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 3 liters

• 2 3/4 liters

Tom has 4 1/2 pounds of apples. He wants to divide them equally into bags that hold 1 1/3 pounds each. How many bags can he fill?

• 5

• 4

• 2

• 3

A gardener has 2 2/5 bags of soil. If he uses 1 1/5 bags for planting flowers, how much soil does he have left?

• 1 bag

• 2 bags

• 3 1/5 bags

• 1 1/5 bags

A book has 3 1/4 chapters. If each chapter takes 1/2 hour to read, how many hours will it take to read the entire book?

• 2.5 hours

• 1.625 hours

• 3 hours

• 1 hour

Lily has 5 1/2 meters of ribbon. She uses 2 3/4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 2 meters

• 3 1/2 meters

• 1 3/4 meters

• 2 3/4 meters

A car can travel 1 3/4 miles on a gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 7 miles?

• 4 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 3 gallons

A baker made 2 1/3 dozen cookies. If he sells 1 1/2 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 8 cookies

• 15 cookies

• 10 cookies

• 12 cookies

A tank can hold 4 1/4 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 2 1/2 gallons, how much more water is needed to fill the tank?

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 1 3/4 gallons

• 2 gallons