Multiplying with Fractions
Solve: 1/3 of 12
4
Solve:
1/2 ÷ 2=
1/4
Model and solve:
3/5 x 3 =
**Check models for accuracy
Answer: 1 4/5
Mrs. Tanner bought a 40 pound of dog food. She evenly poured the dog food into 8 containers. How many pounds of dog food did she put into each container?
40 ÷ 8= 5 pounds
Mr. Bowman spends 5 minutes driving to the gym. This is 1/4 of the time he spends driving to work. How many minutes does Mr. Bowman spend driving to work?
5 ÷ 1/4 = 20 minutes
Solve: What is the product of 3/4 and 24?
18
Solve:
3 ÷ 1/2 =
6
Model and solve:
1/5 x 8
Check models for accuracy
Answer: 1 3/5
A jug contains 2 liters of juice. How many 1/2 liter bottles can be filled?
2 ÷ 1/2 = 4 bottles
Emmelyn ran 7/8 of a 5 mile race. How far did Emmelyn run?
5 x 7/8 = 4 3/8 miles
Solve: 1 3/4 x 4
7
Solve:
1/3 ÷ 3
1/9
Model and solve:
1 1/4 x 3 =
Check models
Answer: 4 1/4
Darsh has 1/3 yards of ribbon. He wants to split the ribbon to make the tails of 4 kites. If he uses the same amount of ribbon on each kite, what fraction will be used for each kite?
1/3 ÷ 4 = 1/12 yards of ribbon
Colbi has 5 bags of Skittles. Each bag of Skittles weighs 1 3/4 pounds. What is the total weight of the Skittles?
5 x 1 3/4 = 9 1/4 pounds
Solve: 2 1/2 x 5 =
12 1/2
Solve: 3 ÷ 1/4
12
Model and solve:
1/4 ÷ 2 =
Check models for accuracy
Answr: 1/8
Thomas has 5 cups of M&Ms to make cookies for his class. Each batch of cookies uses 1/2 cup of M&Ms. How many batches of cookies can he make?
5 ÷ 1/2 = 10 batches of cookies
Xander had 1/2 a cake left. He and 3 friends share what's left. What fraction of the cake do each get?
1/2 ÷ 4 = 1/8 of the cake
Solve: 18 x 2/3 =
12
Solve: 4 ÷ 1/4 =
16
Model and solve:
6 ÷ 1/4 =
Check models for accuracy
Answer: 24
Colton bought his mom a dozen roses. If 2/3 of the roses are red, how many roses were red?
12 x 2/3 = 8 red roses
Daniel reads 1/8 of his book each night. If he reads 28 pages each night, how many pages is the book?
28 ÷ 1/8= 224 pages