whole times a fraction
6 x 2/3
12/3 = 4
3 x 2 4/5
8 2/5
Mike prepared 7 pounds of crawfish. His family ate 4/5 of the crawfish. How many pounds of crawfish did Mike's family eat?
4/5 OF 7 = 4/5 x 7 =
28/5 = 5 3/5 pounds
View the diagram on slide #2.
Write an expression that represents the area of the shaded part of the diagram.
Answers may vary and may include:
4 x 3/5
12/5
2 2/5
4 x 3 x 1/5
9 students share 4 pounds of candy. How many pounds of candy does each student get.
Write your answer as a division equation.
Simplify, if needed.
4 / 9 = 4/9
4/7 x 5
20/7 = 2 6/7
4 2/3 x 7
32 2/3
Stella's favorite playlist is 9 hours long. She got to listen to 5/8 of her playlist on the car ride to her grandmothers house. How many hours did Stella get to listen to music?
5/8 OF 9 = 5/8 x 9 =
45/8 = 5 5/8 hours
View the diagram on slide #3.
Write an expression that represents the area of the shaded part of the diagram.
Answers may vary and may include:
4 x 4 2/3
(4 x 4) + (4 x 2/3)
(4 x 5) - (4 x 1/3)
18 2/3
3 students were running a 6 mile relay. How many miles did each student run?
Write your answer as a division equation.
Simplify, if needed.
6 / 3 = 6/3 = 2 miles
8 x 1/4
8/4 = 2
8 x 2 2/5
19 1/5
It is 9 miles from school to Jamison's house. Jamison rode his bike 3/5 of the way home before his dad picked him up. How many miles did Jamison ride his bike?
3/5 OF 9 = 3/5 x 9
27/5 =5 2/5 miles
View the diagram on slide #4.
Explain how this diagram can be represented by the following expression:
3 x 2/5
3 groups of 2/5
OR
3 wholes
2/5 shaded in each whole
Stanley has a 12 foot board to cut into 6 equal parts. How long is each piece after it is cut?
Write your answer as a division equation.
Simplify, if needed.
12 / 6=12/6 or 2 feet
6/7 x 6
36/7 = 5 1/7
6 x 5 3/4
34 2/4
or 34 1/2
Monica is assigned 6 hours of reading. She completed 2/3 of her assigned reading time. How many hours did Monica read?
2/3 OF 6 = 2/3 x 6 =
12/3 = 4 hours
View the diagram on slide #5.
Explain how this diagram can be represented by the following expression:
3 x 2 x 1/5
3 wholes
2 shaded in each whole
each part is 1/5
8 pizzas are being shared by 23 students. How much pizza does each student get?
Write your answer as a division equation.
Simplify, if needed.
8 / 23 = 8/23
9 x 3/4
27/4 = 6 3/4
9 x 3 5/6
34 3/6
OR 34 1/2
Gianna has 10 yards of ribbon. She used 7/8 of her ribbon for a project. How many yards of ribbon did Gianna use?
7/8 OF 10 = 7/8 x 10=
70/8 = 8 6/8
OR 8 3/4
View the diagram on slide #6.
Write an expression that represents the area of the shaded part of the diagram.
Answers vary and may include:
5 x 2 2/5
5 x 12/5
(5 x 5) + (5 x 2/5)
(5 x 3) - (5 x 3/5)
3 teachers are sharing 18 Dr. Peppers. How many Dr. Peppers does each teacher get?
Write your answer as a division equation.
Simplify, if needed.
18 / 3 = 18/3 = 6