IXL | Multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

Dana has 4 2/5 cups of powdered sugar. She sprinkles 1/3 of the sugar onto a plate of brownies and sprinkles the rest onto a plate of lemon cookies. How much sugar does Dana sprinkle on the brownies?

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

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Eddie rode his bike for 1 1/4 miles on Wednesday. On Thursday, he biked 5 times as far as on Wednesday. How many miles did Eddie bike on Thursday?

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

miles

solution

Eddie biked 5 times 1 1/4 miles on Thursday.

Multiply:

Write

as an improper fraction.

Write

as an improper fraction.

(1 × 4) + 1

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

5 × 5

1 × 4

Simplify the product.

Eddie biked 6 1/4 miles on Thursday.

Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

Lesson: Dividing fractions and mixed numbers

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L.14Multiply mixed numbers

M.10Divide fractions and mixed numbers

L.15Multiply mixed numbers: word problems

U.4Divide unit fractions and whole numbers: word problems

Lesson: Multiplying mixed numbers

Lesson: Dividing fractions and mixed numbers

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