Fun with Multiplying Fractions in Real-Life Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. If she shares it equally with 2 friends, how much pizza will each person get?

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

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

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 2.5 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

3. Tom read 2/3 of a book. If the book has 9 chapters, how many chapters did he read?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

4. A gardener planted 1/3 of a garden with flowers. If the garden is 12 square meters, how many square meters are planted with flowers?

• 4 square meters

• 6 square meters

• 2 square meters

• 8 square meters

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

5. Lisa has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/2 of it to make a dress, how much fabric does she use?

• 5/12

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

6. A car can travel 3/5 of a tank of gas. If the tank holds 10 gallons, how many gallons can the car travel on a full tank?

• 6 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 10 gallons

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. In a class, 4/5 of the students passed the math test. If there are 25 students in total, how many students passed?

• 20

• 18

• 22

• 15

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

8. A baker made 2/3 of a dozen cookies. How many cookies did the baker make?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 12

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

9. If a bottle holds 1/4 gallon of juice, how much juice is in 6 bottles?

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1.5 gallons

• 2 gallons

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 4 times the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C