Fraction of a Whole
1/3 times 5
5/3 or 1 2/3
2/4 times 4
8/4 or 2
1/3 times 1/5
1/15
1/4 times 1/4
1/16
Mr. Yankello painted 2/3 of a wall. 1/4 of the paint was blue. What fraction of the wall is blue?
1/6 of the wall was blue.
2/5 times 6
12/5 or 2 2/5
2/5 times 3
6/5 or 1 1/5
2/8 times 3/4
3/16
4/5 times 4/5
16/25
Lena is packing for a camping trip. She fills 3/4 of a bag with trail mix. 4/5 of the trail mix is peanuts. What fraction of the bag is peanuts?
3/5 of the bag is peanuts.
3/5 times 12
36/5 or 7 1/5
4/6 times 8
32/6 or 5 2/6
5/8 times 2/4
5/16
3/4 times 2/3
1/2
At basketball practice, Jason made 5/6 of his shots. Of those shots, 2/5 were made with his eyes closed. What fraction of his shots were made with his eyes closed?
1/3 of his shots were made with his eyes closed.
5/8 times 15
75/8 or 9 3/8
6/5 times 12
72/5 or 14 2/5
4/3 times 3/2
2/1 or 2
5/2 times 2/6
5/6
4/6 of the animals at a zoo are mammals. 2/8 of the mammals are lions. What fraction of the animals are lions?
1/6 of the animals are lions.
8/9 times 12
96/9 or 10 6/9
8/3 times 10
80/3 or 26 2/3
8/3 times 5/2
20/3 or 6 2/3
9/8 times 4/3
3/2 or 1 1/2
Lindsay paints 4/5 of a wall. 1/6 of the wall is orange and the rest is blue. What fraction of the wall is blue?
2/3 of the wall is blue.