Real-Life Fraction Multiplication for 4th Graders

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

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/3

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

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 cups

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book in the first week. If he reads 3 times that amount in the second week, how much of the book did he read in total?

• 2

• 1/4

• 3/2

• 1

4. A gardener planted 1/5 of a garden with flowers. If he plants 4 times that amount with vegetables, what fraction of the garden is now planted?

• 3/5

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1

5. Lisa drank 2/3 of a bottle of juice. If she drinks 2 more bottles like that, how much juice did she drink altogether?

• 2 bottles

• 3 bottles

• 4/3 of a bottle

• 1 bottle

6. A baker used 3/8 of a bag of flour for cookies. If he uses 5 times that amount for a cake, how much flour does he use for the cake?

• 1/2 bags of flour

• 1 7/8 bags of flour

• 3/4 bags of flour

• 2 bags of flour

7. A painter used 1/6 of a gallon of paint for one wall. If he paints 4 walls, how much paint does he use in total?

• 2/3 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

8. A student completed 3/5 of her homework. If she finishes 2 more times that amount, how much homework will she have completed?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 9/5

9. A chef uses 1/4 of a cup of oil for one dish. If he prepares 6 dishes, how much oil does he use in total?

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 3/4 cup

10. A farmer harvested 2/3 of an acre of corn. If he harvests 3 times that amount in the next field, how much corn did he harvest altogether?

• 3 acres

• 2 2/3 acres

• 1 1/3 acres

• 4/3 acres