Multiplying Fractions by a Whole
5 * 1/4
5/4 or 1 1/4
If you and a friend want to eat 9 cookies, how many cookies would each person get?
9/2 or 4 1/2 cookies
What is 1/2 + 1/4?
There are 89 students and 3 teachers at Palm School. 40 passengers can fit on each bus when
they go on their field trip.
How many buses will they need?
92/40 = 2 12/40
3 buses12 * 1/10
12/10 or 1 2/10 or 1 1/5
If Fred and his three sisters want to share two sub sandwiches, what is the fractional part that each one will get?
2/3
What is the answer to 3/8 + 3/4?
There is a fabric that is 45 inches long that needs to be divided into 4 pieces. How long would each piece be?
45/4 = 11 1/4 inches
23 * 1/10
23/10 or 2 3/10
There are 8 friends who want to share 7 personal pan pizzas. What is the fractional part that each could eat?
7/8
What is the difference between 5/9 - 2/18?
If there are 55 people going to a party and the tables seat 10 people, how many tables do they need?
55/10 = 5 5/10
6 tables
45*1/15
45/15 or 3
Leslie, Nancy, and Sally are baking cookies. If they have 5 trays to make cookies on, how many parts of the trays must each girl bake?
5/3 or 1 2/3 of a tray
What is the difference between 2/3 and 1/4?
5/8
If Harry and JaShawn are going to eat pancakes and there are three left, what would they each eat?
1 1/2 pancakes
12* 1/24
12/24 or 1/2
Aniyah's family made pancakes. If there are two pieces left and three girls, how much would each girl get?
2/3 of a pancake
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the difference between 3 1/3 and 2 1/6?
1 1/6
There are 100 pieces of candy split among 11 people. How many pieces would eat person get?
9 and 1 left over