Multiplying Fractions
1/4 x 1/5
1/20
3 / 963
321
0.29 x 100
29
If it takes 1/5 of a can to paint one wall, how many walls can you paint with 2 cans?
2 / 1/5 = 10
2/3 x 1/4
2/ 12 or 1/6
888 / 24
37
32.7 / 10
3.27
There is 1/4 of a cake for four friends to share. If they cut the 1/4 of the cake into equal slices, how much of the original cake did each friend get?
1/4 / 4 = 1/16
3/4 x 2/5
6/20 or 3/10
Ms. Hall's class is planning a water balloon fight. They found 2,498 balloons in the cupboard. How many water balloons will each of her 28 students get if they share them equally
2,498 / 28 = 89 r 6
Multiply each whole number or decimal by the powers of 10. For example 42 x 103 = 42 x (10x10x10) = 42000
79 x 104
79 x (10x10x10x10) = 790,000
6/ 1/3
27
6/7 x 5/6
30/ 42 or 5/7
The 789 students at Brown Elementary are going on a field trip. Each bus holds 32 students. How many buses do they need?
789 / 32 = 24 r 21
24 buses will have 32 students and 1 bus will have 21 students
Multiply each whole number or decimal by the powers of 10. For example 42 x 103 = 42 x (10x10x10) = 42000
0.06 x 105
0.06 x (10x10x10x10x10)= 6,000
1/5 / 3
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