Use an area model to show
3/4 xx2/5
1/4 xx 1/3
There are 5 times as many boys playing soccer than girls.
Miss Frahm brought 7 pounds of trail mix to the picnic. She wants to share it equally among her 12 students. How much trail mix will each student get?
Write and solve an equation.
7 ./. 12= 7/12 pounds
2/3xx9/12
18/36 =9/18 =3/6 =1/2
1/3xx 1/5 = 1/15
2/5 xx 2/4
There are
1/5
times as many girls playing soccer as boys.
10 students want to share 4 brownies equally. How much will each person get? Draw a model to help you solve.
9 ./. 5
9/5 = 1 4/5
2/5 xx 3/5 =6/25
3/7xx4/5
There are 10 times as many slides as picture books.
Will the product of
1/3 xx 7
be greater than 7, less than 7 or equal to 7? How do you know?
Less than 7. 1/3 is less than 1 whole, and any time you multiply a whole number (n) by a number less than 1, your answer will be smaller than that whole number (n).
1/3 ./. 1/6
6/3 or 2
3/5xx 3/4 = 9/20
5/7xx2/5
There are
1/10
as many picture books as slides.
How many
1/2
are in 5? Use a picture to help you explain.
1/7 ./. 3
1/21
3/5 xx 5/7 = 15/35 or 3/7
3/8xx3/4
Miss Frahm's mom is making bows for holiday gifts. She bought 8 yards of ribbon. If each bow uses 1/3 yards, how many bows can she make? Use a model or an equation to help you solve.
5/20 xx 4/7
20/140=10/70=5/35=1/7