IXL | Multiply fractions by whole numbers: word problems

Bryan collected 1/3 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Mariana collected 9 times as many bins as Bryan. How many bins of bottles did Mariana collect?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Eliana's lemon cookie recipe calls for 3/8 of a cup of sugar. How much sugar would Eliana use to make 5 batches of cookies?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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solution

Eliana would use 5 times 3/8 of a cup of sugar.

Multiply:

Write

as an improper fraction.

Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators.

5 × 3

1 × 8

Simplify the product.

Eliana would use 1 7/8 cups of sugar.

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