IXL | Multiplication with mixed numbers: word problems

Danielle's lemon cookie recipe calls for 1 2/3 cups of sugar. How much sugar would Danielle use to make 3 3/5 batches of cookies?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Mark uses 3 1/2 cups of vinegar in his salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Mark use to make 2 1/2 recipes?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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solution

Mark would use 2 1/2 times 3 1/2 cups of vinegar.

Multiply:

Write

as an improper fraction.

(2 × 2) + 1

Write

as an improper fraction.

(3 × 2) + 1

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

5 × 7

2 × 2

Simplify the product.

Mark would use 8 3/4 cups of vinegar.

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Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

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