Cooking
A batch of cookies requires ¾ of a jar of peanut butter.
You want to make 4 batches.
How many jars of peanut butter do you need?
3 jars
Andy swam ⅔ of a mile yesterday. He swam 5 times as far today.
How many miles did Andy swim today?
3 1/3 miles
The baker needs ⅝ cup of raisins to make 1 batch of cookies. How many cups of raisins does he need to make 9 batches of cookies?
5 5/8 cups of raisins
Bonnie digs a flower bed that is 9 meters long and ¾ of a meter wide.
What is the area of the flower bed?
6 3/4 meters2
A recipe for a large salad need 1 3/4 cups of cut lettuce. If you want to make 2 large salads, how many cups of lettuce do you need?
4 1/2 cups of lettuce
You are having a movie marathon. Each movie lasts about 1 5/6 hours. If you want to watch 3 movies, how long will your movie marathon last?
5 1/2 hours
If there are 7 people in your family, and each person drinks ⅘ of a gallon of milk each month, between what two whole numbers is the number of gallons of milk your family will drink each month?
5 and 6
Jackie spent about ¾ of an hour for 5 days working on her Art project.
Jose spent 1 1/4 hours for 3 days working on his Art project.
Who spent the most time working their Art project?
The time spent was equal.
A pizza recipe needs 1 2/6 cups of flour. You want to make 4 pizzas.
If a bag of flour contains 2 cups of flour, how many bags do you need to make your pizzas?
3 bags of flour
You want to paint your bedroom walls a new color.
If the length of your walls is 6 1/4 feet and 5 feet high. How many feet do you need to paint for all four walls?
125 feet