Multiply Fractions
Multiply the Fractions:
2/3 x 1/5
2/15
Simplify the fractions 5/10.
1/2
Add the fractions:
2/5 + 5/10
9/10
Subtract the fractions: 3/5 - 3/10
3/10
Turn to a mixed number
7/2
3 1/2
If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place
5/8 x 1/10
1/16
Simplify the fraction 8/12.
2/3
Add the fractions: 1/4 + 3/16
7/16
Subtract the fractions: 4/7 - 5/14
3/14
Turn to a mixed number
13/4
3 1/4
If an electric train is traveling south, which way is the smoke going?
There is no smoke. It’s an electric train
1 1/2 x 1 1/2
2 1/4
Simplify the fraction 6/18.
1/3
Add the fractions: 2/3 + 5/7
29/21 or 1 8/21
Subtract the fractions: 2/5 - 1/10
3/10
Turn to a mixed number
27/5
5 2/5
You walk into a room with a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. Which do you light first?
The match
3 3/4 x 4 1/2
16 7/8
Simplify the fraction 4/40.
1/10
Add the mixed numbers: 2 1/3 + 4 1/2
6 5/6
Subtract the fractions: 11/14 - 2/7
7/14 or 1/2
Turn to a mixed number
50/10
5
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
a towel
1 1/2 x 2 1/4
3 3/8
Simplify the fraction 7/49.
1/7
Add the mixed numbers: 8 1/5 + 1 7/9
9 44/45
Subtract the fractions: 1/6 - 1/36
5/36
Turn to a mixed number
66/7
9 3/7
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
A coin