Whole Number × Fraction
Fraction × Fraction
Models of Multiplying Fractions
Number Line Multiplication
Word Problems
(Multiplying Fractions)
(Multiplying Fractions)
100
Multiply 4 by 1/3
What is 4/3 (or 1 1/3)?
100
Multiply 1/2 by 1/3
What is 1/6?
100
100
On a number line, starting at 0, make jumps of size 1/2 three times. Where do you land?
What is 3/2 (or 1 1/2)?
100
Mrs. Traylor ate 1/3 of a pizza, then gave 1/2 of what she ate to Mrs. Ingram. How much of the whole pizza did Mrs. Ingram get?
What is 1/6?
200
Multiply 7 by 2/5
What is 14/5 (or 2 4/5)?
200
Multiply 2/3 by 3/4 and simplify.
What is 1/2?
200
A model shows 2/3 of a bar shaded vertically and 1/4 shaded horizontally. What fraction of the whole is double-shaded?
What is 2/12 or 1/6?
200
Starting at 0, make four 1/4 sized jumps. Where do you land?
What is 1?
200
The PRIS cafeteria is making cookies for lunch today! A recipe they use calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. They make half the recipe. How much sugar did they use?
What is 3/8 cup?
300
Multiply 0 by 3/8
What is 0?
300
Multiply 4/5 by 5/8 and simplify.
What is 1/2?
300
If a rectangle is divided into 4 equal vertical strips and 1 strip is shaded, then the rectangle is further divided horizontally into 3 equal rows — shading only the intersection of the 1 vertical strip and 1 horizontal row showing the product of 1/4 and 1/3. What fraction is shaded?
What is 1/12?
300
To model 2/3×3 on a number line, what final point do you reach?
What is 2?
300
A ribbon is 5 feet long. Mrs. Ingram uses 2/5 of it for a project. How many feet did she use?
What is 2 feet?
400
Multiply 9 by 3/4. Express in simplest form.
What is 27/4 (or 6 3/4)?
400
Multiply 7/9 by 3/7 and simplify.
What is 1/3?
400
The following picture represents what fraction multiplication equation in it's simplest form:
What is 2/5 x 1/3?
400
On a number line, show 3/5×1/2 by first partitioning the unit into fifths and then taking half of three fifths. What point is that?
What is 3/10?
400
Mrs. Traylor plants 3/4 of a garden row with tomato seedlings at Pike Road Intermediate School. If the row is 12 feet long, how many feet are planted with tomatoes?
What is 9 feet (since 1/2×3/4=9)?
500
Multiply 12 by 5/6 and simplify.
What is 10?
500
Multiply 11/12 by 6/11 and simplify.
What is 1/2?
500
A circle is split into 5 equal wedges; 3 are shaded. Another overlay splits the circle into 2 equal halves; shading the overlap models multiplying which fractions?
What is 3/5×1/2 (which equals 3/10)?
500
Using a number line, model 7/4×2/3. What point do you land on?
What is 7/6 (or 1 1/6)?
500
At PRIS, there are 30 students in the Slay Some Math Club. 2/3 of them brought snacks; each of those students brought 1/4 pound of snacks. How many total pounds of snacks were brought?
What is 5 pounds? (30×2/3×1/4=5)