Multiply Fractions
Solve.
1/9 x 5 = ___
5/9
Solve.
23 ÷ 1/3 = ___
69
Evaluate.
1/3 x 1/5
1/15
Dr. Legoria has a rectangular flower bed. She wants to find the area of the rectangular flower bed. What is the area of the flower bed, which has a length of 9/4 units and a width of 4/5 units?
*** Simplify your answer.
9/5
or
1 4/5
Emma has a board that is 5 feet long. She cuts the board into 6 equal pieces. Write and solve the equation
5 ÷ 6 = 5/6
Solve.
4/7 x 3/5 = ___
12/35
Solve.
9 ÷ 1/5 = ___
45
Evaluate.
3/2 x 5
15/2
Jim uses ribbon to make bookmarks. Jim has 9 feet of ribbon. He uses 1/3 foot of ribbon to make each bookmark?
What is the total number of bookmarks Jim makes with all 9 feet of ribbon?
27
Consider the expressions.
1/2 ÷ 6 and 6 ÷ 1/2
Which of the expressions has the greater quotient? Explain.
1/2 ÷ 6
Solve.
1/3 x 23 = ___
7 2/3
Solve.
9/5 ÷ 4/7 = ___
Simplify if possible!
63/20
or
3 3/20
Evaluate.
3/5 x (1/3 + 1/8)
11/40
Sasha has 5.3 pounds of flour. She uses 1/2 of the flour to make bread. How many pounds of flour does Sasha use to make bread?
*** Answer in a complete sentence.
5/6
or
Sasha uses 5/6 pounds of flour to make bread.
Write any whole number that makes the number sentence true.
_/4 x 18 <18
0, 1, 2, or 3
(1/2 + 2/3) x (5/6 - 1/4) = ___
49/72
Solve.
1/3 ÷ (6 2/3 - 4 2/3) = ___
1/6
Write the expression.
3/8 of the sum of 4/5 and 2/3
3/8 x (4/5 + 2/3)
Eddie makes 6 bags of snack mix. He has 1/3 pound of raisins. Each bag of snack mix gets an equal amount of raisins. How many pounds of raisins are in each bag?
*** Make sure to include the unit of measurement in your answer!
1/ 18 pound
Sana cuts a rope that is 23 feet long into two pieces of different lengths. The shorter piece is 1/3 of the total length.
What expression represents the length of the shorter piece?
1/3 x 23
Solve AND Simplify.
3/2 x 5 = ___
15/2
or
7 1/2
Solve AND Simplify.
6/7 divided by 2/3 = ___
9/7
Write the expression.
The difference of 4/5 and the product of 3/8 and 2/3
4/5 - (3/8 x 2/3)
Blake lives 3/4 miles from school. He walks 2/9 of the distance to school before he stops to tie his shoe. How many more FEET does Blake walk to reach school?
*** Make sure to answer with a complete sentence and to use the correct unit of measurement
3080 feet
Consider the expression shown.
9 ÷ 1/5
Write a word problem that can be solved by evaluating the given expression. Find the answer to your word problem.
Ex: Maria has 9 pounds of sugar. She wants to package the sugar into bags that each hold 1/5 of a pound. How many bags can Maria fill?