Examples with solutions for Multiplication of Integers by a Fraction and a Mixed number: Worded problems

Exercise #1

A mother has \( 2\frac{1}{2} and wants to distribute it equally among her 2 children.

How much in dollars will each child receive?

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Answer

114 1\frac{1}{4}

Exercise #2

Chris runs 2 km in 412 4\frac{1}{2} minutes.

How many minutes does he run on average per km?

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Answer

214 2\frac{1}{4}

Exercise #3

Four children go to a restaurant to eat pizza.

Each child eats half a pizza.

How many pizzas do the children eat in total?

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Answer

2 2

Exercise #4

Joel ran 112 1\frac{1}{2} km in 3 minutes.

How many kilometers did Joel travel on average each minute?

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Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

Exercise #5

Daniel swims lengths of 2212 22\frac{1}{2} m.


He completes a length in 7 seconds.

How many meters does he swim per second?

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Answer

3314 3\frac{3}{14}