Multiplication with fractions
Multiplying Fractions:
1 1/3 * 3/10
2/5
The area of a rectangle is 1/2. The base is 2. What is the height?
1/4
The base of a triangle is 3/4 feet. The height is 2/9 feet. What is the area?
1/12 feet
Whole numbers / fractions:
12 ÷ 1/2
24
Mr. Sharma spends 5 minutes driving to the gym. This is 1/4 of the time he spends driving to work. How many minutes does Mr. Sharma spend driving to work?
20 minutes
Multiplying Fractions:
2 3/4 * 5/6 =
2 7/24
The area of a rectangle is 3 1/3 square feet. If the height is 3/4 feet, what is the base?
Base = 4 4/9 feet
The base of a triangle is 3 1/5 feet. The height is 1 2/5 feet. What is the area?
Area = 2 6/25 square feet
fractions / fractions
7/8 divided by 3/4 =
1 1/6
Lisa ran 7/8 of a 5 mile race. How far did Lisa run?
4 3/8 mile
Multiplying Mixed numbers
1 3/5 * 5/12
40/60 or 8/12 or 2/3
The height of a rectangle is 2 1/5 feet. The base is 6 2/3 feet. What is the area?
14 2/3 square feet
The area of a triangle is 3 1/2 square feet. The base is 1 foot. What is the height?
7 feet
Fractions / fractions:
5/8 ÷ 1/2
1 1/4
Jenny cut a 20 foot rope into 2/3 foot pieces. How many pieces did she have?
30 pieces
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed numbers:
1 4/5 * 1 5/6=
3 3/10
The area of a rectangle is 14 2/3 square meters. If the height is 6 meters, what is the base?
The area of a triangle is 4 1/4 square feet. The base is 1/2 foot. What is the height?
17 feet
whole number / fraction
12 divided by 3/9
36
Jimmy had 1/2 a cake left. He shares what's left with himself and 3 friends. What size piece will each person get?
1/8 each
Multiplying Mixed numbers:
1 2/3 * 3/4
1 1/4
The area of a rectangle is 13 3/9 square units. The height is 2/9. What is the base?
60 units
The area of a triangle is 5/16 square feet. The base is 1/9. What is the height?
5 5/8 feet
Fraction divided by whole number:
7/12 divided by 8
7/96
Adesh has 40 pages left to read of his book. If he reads 1/8 each night, how many nights will it take him to finish?
5 nights