Multiplying Fractions at Summer Camp
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Solve camp word problems with fractions and mixed numbers.
On the trail and at the lake
Solve each problem. Show your work on scrap paper.
1.
The lake trail is 3/4 mile long. Priya hikes 2/3 of the trail. How far does she hike?
mile
2.
Each camper gets 2/3 cup of trail mix. There are 9 campers. How many cups of trail mix are needed?
cups
3.
There are 30 campers. 4/5 of them go swimming. How many campers go swimming?
campers
4.
Malik's tent floor is a rectangle 2 1/2 yards long and 1 1/2 yards wide. What is the area of the tent floor?
In the camp kitchen
Solve each problem. Write mixed numbers like 2 1/3.
5.
A pancake recipe uses 1 1/4 cups of flour. The cook makes 3 batches. How much flour does the cook use?
cups
6.
There is 4/5 of a pan of cornbread left. The campers eat 3/4 of it. What fraction of a whole pan do they eat?
of a pan
7.
One batch of lemonade uses 2 1/2 cups of lemon juice. The cook makes 1/2 of a batch. How much lemon juice does the cook use?
cups
8.
Match each problem to its answer.
Think about it
Read each problem carefully before you solve it.
9.
The campfire song circle lasts 1 1/2 hours. Jada stays for 2/3 of it. How long does Jada stay?
Jada stays for hour(s).
That is minutes.
10.
Which problem can be solved with 3/4 × 8?
11.
A hike is 4 1/2 miles long. The group has hiked 2/3 of it. Ava says they have hiked more than 4 1/2 miles because multiplying makes numbers bigger. Is she right? Find how far they hiked and explain.