fraction by fraction multiplication
1/2 x 1/2
1/4
2 x 1/3
2/3
Caden had 1/2 gallon of Mountain Dew Baja Blast. Brandon was thirsty so Caden shared. Brandon drank 1/3 of it. How much Baja Blast did Brandon drink?
Write the equation and solve. Be sure to include units.
1/3 of 1/2 = 1/6 gallon
1/2 divide 1/2
1
simplify 10/20
1/2
2/3 x 3/4
6/12 or 1/2
5 x 1/2
5/2 or 2 1/2
Hadley was selling cookies for a fundraiser. She was doing really well and only had 12 cookies left. Dexter walked by and saw Hadley selling cookies and he bought 2/3 of what she had left. How many cookies did Dexter buy?
Equation, solve, remember units.
2/3 divide 4/5
10/12 or 5/6
convert to mixed number:
12/5
2 2/5
7/8 x 2/5
14/40 or 7/20
1/4 of 30
30/4 or 7 1/2
KJ and Timothy were fishing and Timothy was slaying the panfish. Timothy caught a total of 25 fish. When he asked KJ how many fish he caught, KJ said " I caught 2/5 of your amount." How many fish did KJ catch?
Equation, solve, units.
8 divide 2/3
24/2 or 12
simplify: 12/15
4/5
3/14 x 1/2
3/28
3/8 of 15
45/8 or 5 5/8
Violet walks to school every day. She lives 5/6 of a mile from school. Today, she walked 2/3 of the way to school and it started to rain. How far did Violet walk before it began raining?
Equation, solve, units.
6 divide 5/6
36/5 or 7 1/5
convert 54/5 to a mixed number
10 4/5
15/16 x 4/5
60/80 or 6/8 or 3/4
7/9 of 12
84/9 or 9 3/9 or 9 1/3
Amir made a pan of cornbread for dinner but he got hungry and at 1/2 of it before anyone else could get any. Alex at 1/3 of what was left. What fraction of the entire pan of cornbread did Alex eat?
Equation, solve, units
1/3 of 1/2 = 1/6 of the pan of cornbread
22/25 divide 4/7
154/100 = 77/50 = 1 27/50
convert
102/12 to mixed number
8 6/12 or 8 1/2