Fraction Multiplication
1/3 x 2/3 =
2/9
4 divided by 1/2 =
8
What is 1/4 of 20?
5
What is 2/5 of 50?
20
If you multiply a whole number by 1/2, is the product: less than the number, equal to the number, or greater than the number?
less than the number
1/5 x 3/4 =
3/20
1/2 divided by 3 =
1/6
Lisa had 30 colored pencils. She gave 1/3 of her colored pencils to her little sister. How many colored pencils did she give to her sister?
1/3 x 30 = 10 stickers
Four friends shared 1/2 of a birthday cake. How much cake did each friend get?
1/2 divided by 4 = 1/8 of a cake
If you multiply a whole number by 6/4, is the product: less than the number, equal to the number, or greater than the number?
greater than the number
1/2 x 3/7 =
3/14
6 divided by 1/3 =
18
The playground is 2/3 of an acre long and 4/5 of an acre wide. What is the area of the park?
2/3 x 4/5 = 8/15 square acres
Baby Snail can crawl 1/4 of a mile each day. His aunt lives 2 miles away. How many days will it take him to get to his aunt's house?
2 divided by 1/4 = 8 days
If you multiply a whole number by 3/3, is the product: less than the number, equal to the number, or greater than the number?
equal to the number
3/4 x 4/6 =
12/24 = 1/2
32
There was 1/2 of a cake left over from Hannah's birthday party. When she and her sister came home from school the next day, they ate 2/3 of the leftover cake for a snack. How much of the whole cake did the girls have for their snack?
It takes 1/3 of a cup of sugar to make a batch of cookies. I have 5 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can I make?
5 divided by 1/3 = 15 batches of cookies
If you multiply a whole number by 1 1/3, is the product: less than the number, equal to the number, or greater than the number?
greater than the number
2/5 x 4/9 =
8/45
1/5 divided by 6 =
1/30
Marcus had 80 baseball cards. He gave away some of his collection, but kept 3/4 of his collection. How many baseball cards did he keep?
3/4 x 80 = 60 baseball cards
There is 1/5 of a pan of brownies left. 5 cousins are going to share it. What fraction of the pan of brownies will each cousin get?
1/5 divided by 5 = 1/25 of the pan
If you multiply a whole number by 19/20, is the product: less than the number, equal to the number, or greater than the number?
less than the number