Chapter 7 Multiplying Fractions

1.

1 point

Jared made 12 3/4 cups of snack mix for a party. His guests ate 2/3 of the mix. How much snack mix did his guests eat?

4 5/12

4 1/2

8 1/2

12 5/7

2.

1 point

Doreen lives 3/4 mile from the library. If Sheila lives 1/2 as far away as Doreen, which statement below is true?

Shelia lives closer to the library.

Doreen lives closer to the library.

Shelia lives two times as far away from the library as Doreen lives.

They live the same distance from the library.

3.

1 point

Louis wants to carpet the rectangular floor of his basement. The basement has an area of 864 square feet. The width of the basement is 2/3 its length. What is the length of Louis's basement?

24 feet

36 feet

48 feet

576 feet

4.

1 point

Sophie uses 18 beads to make a necklace. Three-sixths of the beads are purple. How many beads are purple?

6

9

12

15

5.

1 point

What fraction of a cup of vegetable oil should Julia use to make 1/2 of a batch of salad dressing?

Use the list of ingredients on page AG122 to answer the question.

3/8 cup

1/2 cup

2/3 cup

1 1/4 cup

6.

1 point

Julia decides to make 5 batches of salad dressing. How much sugar should she use?

Use the list of ingredients on page AG122 to answer the question.

4/5 cup

1 1/5 cup

1 1/4 cup

5 1/4 cup

7.

1 point

Stuart rode his bicycle 6 2/3 miles last week. This week he rode 1 1/3 times as far as he rode last week. Which statement is true?

He rode the same number of miles both weeks

he rode more miles this week

He rode fewer miles this week

He rode twice as many miles this week

8.

1 point

A scientist had 3/4 liter of solution. He used 1/6 of the solution for an experiment. How much solution did the scientist use for the experiment?

1/8 liter

3/8 liter

1/2 liter

7/12 liter

9.

1 point

Kayla walks 3 7/10 miles each day. What is the total number of miles she walks in 31 days?

117 4/10 miles

114 7/10 miles

34 7/10 miles

6 4/5 miles

10.

1 point

Sally painted a picture that has an area of 480 square inches. The length of the painting is 1 1/5 its width. Which of the following could be the dimensions of Sally's painting?

20 inches by 24 inches

12 inches by 40 inches

16 inches by 30 inches

15 inches by 32 inches

11.

1 point

Charlotte bought 16 songs. Three-fourths of the songs are pop songs. How many songs are pop songs?

Use the array on page AG123 for help.

4

8

12

16

12.

1 point

Mrs. Stephens wrote 4 statements on the board and asked the class which one was true. Which of the following statements is true?

5/6 x 5/6 is equal to 5/6

2/3 x 1/3 is less than 2/3

7/8 x 8 is less than 7/8

3/5 x 5 is greater than 5

13.

1 point

Of the flowers on Jill's front lawn, 2/5 are tulips. Of the tulips, 5/8 are yellow. What fraction of the flowers on Jill's front lawn are yellow tulips?

1/8

1/4

1/2

7/13

14.

1 point

Carlos has 7 1/2 acres of farmland. He uses 1/3 of the acres to graze animals and 1/5 of the acres to grow vegetables. How many acres does Carlos use for grazing animals or for growing vegetables?

1 1/2 acres

2 1/2 acres

4 acres

6 29/30

15.

1 point

Taniqua took a test that had 20 questions. she got 4/5 of the questions correct. How many questions did Taniqua get correct?

12

15

16

25

16.

1 point

Mrs. Thompson is buying 1 3/4 pounds of turkey and 3/4 as much cheese as turkey at a deli. Which of the following statements is true?

She is buying the same amount of turkey and cheese

She is buying less turkey than cheese

She is buying twice as much turkey as cheese

She is buying more turkey than cheese.

17.

1 point

Mr. Walton ordered 12 pizzas for the art class celebration. One-fourth of the pizzas had only mushrooms. How many of the pizzas had only mushrooms?

Use the array on page AG125 to help solve the problem

3

4

8

9

18.

1 point

A rectangular park has an area of 6 square miles. The width of the property is 3/8 the length of the property. What is the width of the property?

1 1/2 miles

2 1/4 miles

3 miles

4 miles

19.

1 point

In a class book order, 2/3 of the books are fantasy and 1/4 of the books are biography. If the order contains 60 books, how many books are either fantasy or biography?

15

30

40

55

20.

1 point

Otis bought a total of 7/10 pound of grapes and cherries. The weight of the grapes is 2/3 of the total weight. What is the weight of the grapes?

3/10 pound

7/15 pound

9/13 pound

20/21 pound

21.

1 point

April worked 1 1/2 times as long on her math project as Carl. For how many hours did April work on her math project?

Use the table on page AG126 to solve the problem.

5 3/8 hours

6 1/3 hours

7 1/4 hours

7 7/8 hours

22.

1 point

Miss Parks wrote 4 statements on the board and asked the class which one was true. Which statement is true?

3 2/3 x 4/5 is greater than 3 2/3

1 7/8 x 2 1/3 is greater than 2 1/3

2 5/6 x 8/8 is less than 2 5/6

2 3/8 x 4 is less than 4

23.

1 point

Trisha's mom baked 16 muffins. Two-eighths of the muffins have cranberries. How many of the muffins have cranberries?

Use the array on page AG126 to solve the problem

12

8

4

2

24.

1 point

Laurie runs around a track that is 1/4 mile long. If she does 10 laps around the track, how far does she run?

2/5 mile

2 1/4 mile

2 1/2 mile

10 1/4 mile

25.

1 point

Nadia needs 3/4 cup of orange juice for a punch recipe. She will double the recipe to make punch for a party. Which statement is true?

She will be using more orange juice

She will be using less orange juice

She will be using the same amount of orange juice

She will be using 3/4 as much orange juice