Exploring Fractions: Multiplying in Real-Life Scenarios

Lily has 3 bags of apples. Each bag has 1/2 of a dozen apples. How many apples does she have in total?

• 6 apples

• 12 apples

• 18 apples

• 24 apples

Tom is making sandwiches. He uses 4 slices of bread for each sandwich. If he makes 1/3 of a sandwich, how many slices of bread does he use?

• 3 slices

• 1 slice

• 4/3 slices

• 2 slices

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Sarah makes 5 batches of cookies, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 1 and 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 and 1/3 cups

In a garden, there are 6 rows of flowers. Each row has 1/4 of a meter of space. What is the total space used for the flowers?

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 0.5 meters

A baker bakes 8 pies. Each pie requires 3/5 of a cup of flour. How much flour does he use for all the pies?

• 4.8 cups

• 5.6 cups

• 3 cups

• 6.4 cups

Emma reads 1/2 of a book each day. If she reads for 7 days, how much of the book does she read in total?

• 4

• 2.5

• 5.5

• 3.5

A painter uses 2/3 of a gallon of paint for each room. If he paints 4 rooms, how much paint does he use?

• 1 gallon

• 3 gallons

• 4 and 1/2 gallons

• 2 and 2/3 gallons

A farmer has 5 fields. Each field has 1/6 of a hectare of land. What is the total area of all the fields?

• 3/6 hectares

• 2/3 hectares

• 5/6 hectares

• 1 hectare

A teacher has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 2/5 of a pound of crayons. How much do all the crayons weigh together?

• 1.2 pounds

• 1 pound

• 1.5 pounds

• 2 pounds

A cyclist rides 1/4 of a mile each day. If he rides for 10 days, how far does he ride in total?

• 3 miles

• 5 miles

• 1 mile

• 2.5 miles