Multiplying a fraction by a fraction
1/2 x 1/2
1/4
1/2 x 2
2/2 or 1
Priya spent a 1/2 day hiking. She was lost 5/6th of the time that she was hiking. How much of the day was Priya lost?
5/12 of the day
2/2
1
2 div 1/3
6
2/3 x 3/4
6/12 or 1/2
3/4 x 4
12/4 or 3
Marta breaded 1/2 of the fish she cooked for dinner. She ate 1/3 of the breaded fish. How much of the fish did Marta eat?
1/6
2/4
1/2
3 div 1/2
6
3/5 x 5/8
15/40 or 3/8
2/5 x 7
14/5 or 2 4/5
Alexa planted tulips in 2/5 of her garden. Of the tulips, 2/3 are yellow tulips. What part of Alexa's garden has yellow tulips?
10/15 or 2/3
6/8
3/4
4 div 1/5
20
4/9 x 3/7
12/63 or 4/21
1/2 x 11
11/2 or 5 1/2
Lawrence bought 2/3 pound of roast beef. He used 3/4 of it to make a sandwich. How much roast beef did Lawrence use for his sandwich?
6/12 or 1/2
28/32
7/8
1 div 3/4
12/3 or 4
7/8 x 6/7
42/56 or 21/28 or 3/4
5/7 x 10
50/35 or 10/7 or 1 3/7
Nine-tenths of the students in the class completed their homework. Two-thirds of those students go the bonus question correct. What fraction of the class got the bonus question correct?
18/30 or 9/15 or 3/5
36/45
4/5
2 div 2/7
14/2 or 7