IXL | Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

A cookie factory puts 4/5 of a barrel of flour into each batch of cookies. How much flour will the factory use for 5 batches?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Eduardo has 2 cups of powdered sugar. He sprinkles 1/8 of the sugar onto a plate of brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Eduardo sprinkle on the brownies?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

cups

solution

Eduardo sprinkles 1/8 of 2 cups of sugar on the brownies.

Multiply:

Write

as an improper fraction.

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

2 × 1

1 × 8

Simplify the product.

Eduardo sprinkles 1/4 of a cup of sugar on the brownies.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Adding mixed numbers

Lesson: Subtracting mixed numbers

Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

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