Mastering Fraction Multiplication in Real-Life Scenarios

If Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza and she wants to share it equally among 2 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

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?

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 3 times that amount for a project. How much ribbon does he use?

• 1.5 yards

• 4 yards

• 3 yards

• 2.5 yards

A car can travel 1/2 mile on 1 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 5 gallons of gas?

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

• 10 miles

• 2.5 miles

If a gardener plants 3/5 of a garden with tomatoes and wants to plant 2 times that amount with cucumbers, how much of the garden will be planted with cucumbers?

• 6/5 of the garden

• 1/2 of the garden

• 3/5 of the garden

• 4/5 of the garden

Lily drank 1/3 of a gallon of juice. If she drinks that same amount 4 times, how much juice did she drink in total?

• 2 gallons

• 3/4 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 1 and 1/3 gallons

A baker uses 2/5 of a bag of flour for one batch of cookies. How much flour will he use for 3 batches?

• 2 bags of flour

• 3/5 of a bag of flour

• 1 and 1/5 bags of flour

• 1 bag of flour

If a painter uses 3/8 of a gallon of paint for one wall, how much paint will he need for 6 walls?

• 0.75 gallons

• 2.25 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 1.5 gallons

A teacher has 1/2 of a pack of markers. If she gives 3 times that amount to her students, how many packs does she give away?

• 2 packs

• 3 packs

• 1.5 packs

• 1 pack

If a cyclist rides 2/3 of a mile every day for 7 days, how many miles does he ride in total?

• 4 and 2/3 miles

• 3 miles

• 6 and 1/3 miles

• 5 miles