Whole Number and Unit Fraction
whole # x Mixed #
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Mixed Problems
Word Problems
100
Write the fraction as a product of a whole number multiplied by a unit fraction. 7/12
7 x 1/12
100

3 x 2 1/2

7 1/2

100
9 x 3/8
What is 3 3/8
100
3 x 5/6
What is 2 3/6 or 2 1/2
100
Carson uses 3 cups of vinegar in his salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Carson use to make 1/2 of a recipe?
What is 1 1/2 cups
200
Write the fraction as a product of a whole number multiplied by a unit fraction. 3/5
3 x 1/5
200

2 x 1 2/5

2 4/5

200
5 X 7/10
35/10
200
On Wednesday the farmers at the Jasper Farm picked 3 barrels of tomatoes. Thursday, the farmers picked 2/5 as many tomatoes as on Wednesday. How many barrels of tomatoes did the farmers pick on Thursday?
What is 1 1/2 barrels
200
Annie operates an orange juice stand. On Monday she used 8 bags of oranges. On Tuesday she used 2/5 as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Annie use on Tuesday?
What is 3 1/5 bags
300
Write the fraction as a product of a whole number multiplied by a unit fraction. 4/7
4 x 1/7
300

A factory makes boxes that are  2 2/3  inch thick. If a worker at the factory makes a stack of 9 of boxes, how many inches thick will the stack be?

What is 24 inches

300
4 x 3/4
12/4
300
A cookie factory puts 1/4 of a barrel of flour into each batch of cookies. How much flour will the factory use for 4 batches?
What is 1 whole barrel
300
Caitlin collected 1/5 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Isoroku collected 9 times as many bins as Caitlin. How many bins of bottles did Isoroku collect?
What is 1 4/5 bins of bottles
400
Write the fraction as a product of a whole number multiplied by a unit fraction. 1/4
1 x 1/4
400

2 x 4 3/10 = 

8 6/10

400
3 x 8/12
24/12
400
Evan uses 1/2 of a cup of vinegar in his salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Evan use to make 5 recipes?
What is 2 1/2 cups
400
A factory puts 1/4 of a gallon of vinegar into each batch of salad dressing. How many gallons of vinegar will be used in 8 batches?
What is 2 gallons
500
Write the fraction as a product of a whole number multiplied by a unit fraction. 9/17
9 x 1/17
500

Mary use 3 3/8 cups of sugar to make a batch of cookies. How much sugar does she need if she makes 5 batches?

16 7/8

500
9/4 x 2
18/4 9/2 4 2/4 4 1/2
500
Scott owns 6 acres of farmland. He grows beets on 1/2 of the land. On how many acres of land does Scott grow beets?
What is 3 acres
500
The dolphins at the Clinton Aquarium are fed 4 buckets of fish each day. The sea otters are fed 3/4 as much fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea otters fed each day?
What is 3 buckets
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