Multiplying Fractions
1/2 x 3/4
3/8
1/2 divided by 4
1/8
1 1/2 x 2
3
1 1/2 divided by 2
3/4
Lily is baking cookies and needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar per batch. If she makes 3 batches of cookies, how much sugar will she need in total?
Lily needs 2 cups of sugar.
2/3 x 3/5
2/5
3/5 divided by 2
3/10
2 1/3 x 1 1/2
3 1/2
3 /12 divided by 2
1 2/3
Jake has a ribbon that is 5/6 meters long. He cuts it into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon?
Each piece of ribbon is 5/18 meters long.
4/5 x 1/2
2/5
4/7 divided by 3
4/21
3 1/4 x 2 1/2
8 1/8
4 1/4 divided by 3
1 5/12
Sarah has 2 1/4 liters of juice. She pours the juice into bottles, each holding 1/2 liter. How many bottles does she fill?
Sarah fills 4 1/2 bottles of juice.
10/7 x 3/2
2 1/15
8 divided by 1/4
32
1 2/5 x 3 3/4
5 1/4
2 3/5 divided by 1 3/4
1 17/35
A garden is 3 1/2 meters wide and 1 2/3 meters long. What is the area of the garden in square meters?
The garden is 5 5/6 square meters.
6/5 x 8/3
3 1/5
10 divided by 3/5
16 2/3
2 1/2 x 2 2/3
6 2/3
5 1/2 divided by 2 2/3
2 1/33
Emma is making a recipe that calls for 4 1/2 cups of flour. She only has a measuring cup that holds 2/3 of a cup. How many times does she need to fill the measuring cup to get the correct amount of flour?
Emma needs to fill the measuring cup 6 3/4 times.