Multiplying Fractions & Whole Numbers
Multiplying Fractions
Grouping and Sharing
Word Problems
Challenges
100

6 x 2/3

4

100

3/4 x 1/2

3/8

100

Is this grouping or sharing? Solve it.

7 divided by 1/4

Grouping. 28

100

I have a piece of cloth that is 2/3 of a foot by 3/6 of a foot. What is the area of the piece of cloth?

It is 6/18 of a square foot.

100

I have 27 robots, 3/9 of them make noise, how many of the robots DO NOT make noise?

18 of them do not make noise.

200

18 x 3/6

9

200

2/3 x 2/3

4/9

200

Is this grouping or sharing? 

1/4 divided by 7

Sharing. 1/28

200

I have 16 cats, and only 2/4 of them have stripes. How many cats have stripes?

8 cats have stripes

200

I have 36 feet of fence, 3/4 of it is painted blue, how much of the fence is NOT painted blue?

9 feet is not painted blue.

300

I have 27 robots, 3/9 of them make noise, how many robots make noise?

9

300

I have a stamp that is 3/5 of an inch wide and 1/6 of an inch tall. what is the area of my stamp?

3/30 of a square inch.

300
Use these two numbers to create and solve both a grouping problem and a sharing problem.


2/3    12

Grouping: 12 divided by 2/3 = 18

300

Mrs. Turner is making cupcakes. She has 4 cans of frosting, and it takes 2/5 of a can to frost one cupcake. How many cupcakes can she frost with all 4 cans?

She can frost 10 cupcakes.

300

Mrs. Turner is making pasta for dinner. She has three packages of pasta. If it takes 1/5 of a package to feed one person, how many people can she feed with three packages?

She can feed 15 people.

400

I have 36 feet of fence, 3/4 of it is painted blue. How much of the fence is painted blue?

27 feet

400

Julia says that 2/5 x 3/4 is the same as 3/4 x 2/5. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

I agree because _____

400

Use these two number to create a sharing word problem and solve it.


6       2/5

2/30

400

My candy bar is 1 1/2 feet long, by 2/3 feet wide. What is the area of my candy bar?

It is 1 square foot.

400

Mrs. Turner is making 14 cupcakes. She has 4 cans of frosting, and it takes 2/5 of a can to frost one cupcake. How many cupcakes will NOT get frosted?

4

500

What strategy should I use to find 2/3 of 22?

Standard multiplication because ____

500

1 2/3 x 1/2

5/6

500

Use these two numbers to create a grouping word problem.  


3/4        12

16

500

Sara has 15 pencils. Only 3/4 of them have erasers. How many of Sara's pencils have erasers?

11 and 1/4

500

Sara has 15 pencils. Only 3/4 of them have erasers. How many of Sara's pencils DO NOT have erasers?

3 and 3/4

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