Multiply Fractions
Divide Fractions
Word Problems
Word Problems
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100

4/5  x 15 = ___________    

4/5  x 15 = 12    

100

5 ÷ 1/2 =  

5 ÷ 1/2 = 2 1/2    

100

Jacob is baking chocolate chip cookies. The recipe

uses 3/4 cup of sugar. Jacob wants to make one-half

of a batch. How many cups of sugar does he need?


Multiplication because the total is unknown. Also the key word is 1/2 of 3/4. 


1/2 X 3/4 = 3/8 of a cup

100

List all the key words for multiplication and division. 

Key words DIVISION:

Split Evenly 

Split Equally 

Each

# equal sections

How many times greater? 

How many times less?


Key words Multiplication:

- # OF #

-product 

- # Times 


Think: 


Repeated addition??



100

3/6 + 2/7 =



3/6 + 2/7 = 21/ 42 + 12/ 42 = 33/42 = 11/42

200

 1/12 x 4/8 =

1/12 x 4/8 = 4/96 = 1/24

200

1/6 ÷ 10 =

1/6 ÷ 10 = 1/60

200

Mateo has 7 liters of punch for a party. Each glass holds 1/5 liter of punch. How many glasses can Mateo fill with punch?



This is division. The total is KNOWN. I am dividing group of 1/5 liter into cups and want to know how many groups I can create of 1/5. 

1/5 / 7 = 35 glasses. 

200
Eduardo needs 2 4/5 cups of play dough to build 1 play dough car. How much would he need to build 9 playdough cars? 

MULTIPLCATION. The total is unknown. Repeated addition. 

25 1/5 cups play dough. 

200

10 x 10 x 10 x 10 abbreviated? 

Find the value of 10 to the power of 6? 

10^4 or 10000

1000000

300

1 1/3  x 1 4/9 =

1 1/3  x 1 4/9 = 52/57 = 1 25/27

300

⅜ ÷ ⅘ =

⅜ ÷ ⅘ = 15/32    

300

A punch bowl had 2 1/2 liters of juice in it. Liam drank 1/3 of the juice in the bowl. How many liters of juice did Liam drink? 

This is multiplication. The key word is 1/3 of 2 1/2. 

5/6 liters of juice. 


300

In the fridge, Hannah had 2/3 of a quart of milk.

She used half of this milk when she had breakfast

cereal. How much milk did she use?


It is multiplication because the total is not known. Also of is a key word because it is 1/2 of 2/3. 


1/2 X 2/3 = 2/6 = 1/3 of a quart. 

300

 $39.91 -  $14.85 =   

7.54   + 5.77 =

 $39.91 -  $14.85 = $25.06

7.54   + 5.77 = 13.31

400

⅞ X 4/9 =

⅞ X 4/9 = 28/72 = 7/18

400

⅗ ÷ ⅞ =

⅗ ÷ ⅞ = 24/35

400

A stretch of highway that is 12 1/4 kilometers long  has a speed limit evenly spread out each 7/8 of a kilimometer. How many speed limit signs are on that highway? 

This is division. We are looking for the TOTAL number of signs. evenly and each are key words. 

14 speed limit signs

400

Vera is using her phone. Its battery life is down to 2/5, and it drains another 1/9 every hour. How many hours will the battery last? 

This is division because the total is known. Its also asking you how many groups of 1/9 can be pulled from 2/5. 


3 and 3/5 hour 

400

Average annual rainfall totals for cities in Connecticut are listed below. 

Norwalk        0.97 meters 

Stamford      0.947 meters 

Westport      1.5 meters 

Greenwich   1.268 meters

1.) Round each to the nearest tenths place 

2.) Put in order from least to greatest! 

Norwalk      1.0

Stamford     0.9

Westport     1.5

Greenwich  1.3


2.) 0.9,  1.0 , 1.3 , 1.5

500

1/4 X 4/7 =

1/4 X 4/7 = 4/28 = 1/7

500

4/5 / 4/10 =

4/5 / 4/10 =40/20 = 2

500

Write a MULTIPLICATION FRACTION word problem. It can be... 

Fraction X Fraction 

Fraction X Whole Number 

OR Fraction X Mixed Number.

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500

Write a DIVISION FRACTION word problem. It can be... 

Fraction X Fraction 

Fraction X Whole Number 

OR Fraction X Mixed Number.

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500

75.9 ÷ 3.3 =   

 7.21 x 6.6 =

75.9 ÷ 3.3 = 23    

7.21 x 6.6 = 47.586

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