Multiplying Fractions
1/3 x 8
8/3 or 2 and 2/3
1/4 divided by 5
1/20
2.25 x 5
11.25
A hiking trail is 2 3/5 miles long. Lucy walks 1/2 of the trail before stopping for a water break. How long does Lucy walk before stopping?
Lucy walks 1 3/10 miles before stopping for water.
Multiply the following:
1/2 x 1/2
1/4
5 divided by 1/3
15
The product of 3.4 and 2.3
7.82
Willow has 3/4 yard of ribbon. She uses 2/3 of the ribbon to make a bow. How many yards of ribbon does Willow use to make a bow?
Willow uses 6/12 yd of ribbon to make a bow.
3/4 x 11
33/4 or 8 and 1/4
Divide the following fractions:
1/2 divided by 8
1/16
Product of 6 and 9.7
58.2
Kalel has 5 pints of blueberries. He divides the blueberries into 1/4 pint servings. How many servings can be make?
20 servings of berries.
Multiply the fractions:
5/8 x 2/7
10/56 or 5/28
Divide the following fractions:
3/7 divided by 5
3/35
A restaurant serves a stack of pancakes that is 3.6 centimeters tall. The thickness of one pancake is .72 centimeters. How many pancakes are in the stack?
There are 5 pancakes in the stack.
Garrison wants to ride 2 miles on his bike. Each lap around his block is 1/10 mile. Garrison wants to figure out how many laps he needs to ride to go 2 miles. How many laps does Garrison need to ride to go 2 miles?
20 laps.
Multiply the fractions:
2/3 x 4/5
8/15
Divide the following fractions:
5/8 divided by 10
5/80 or 1/16
Everly buys 2.5 pounds of strawberries. The berries are $4.36 per pound. Ev wants to know the total cost of the berries.
$10.90
A pastry chef uses 10 cups of pecans to make 8 pecan pies. Which expressions can show the number of cups of pecans in one pie?
A) 8 divided by 10
b)10/8
c)10 x 1/8
d) 10 divided by 8
b, c, d