reciprocal and sequences
Multiply: 1/3 x 1/4
What is 1/12
For Halloween 3 ⁄7 of the candy sold was chocolate. Of the chocolate candy sold 1 ⁄3 was made by Nestle. What fraction of all the candy sold was chocolate and made by Nestle?
What is 3/21
2/3 divided by 4
What is 1/6
A car wash had to make their soap last 2 days. If they only have one-ninth of a gallon of soap, how much should they use each day so it lasts 2 days?
What is 1/18
7/8 x 4/21
What is 1/6
It takes 3/7 of a box of nails to build a bird house. If you wanted to build 4 bird houses, how much would you need?
What is 12/7 or 1 5/7
8 divided by 3/4
What is 32/3 or 10 2/3
A pizzeria had 8 cans of tomato sauce. How many pizzas could they make with the cans if each pizza took one-eighth of a can?
What is 64
3/5 x 2/9
What is 2/15
Roger stacked 4 pieces of wood on top of one another. If each piece was 2 ⁄5 of a foot tall, how tall was his pile?
What is 8/5 or 1 3/5
5 divided by 4/9
What is 45/4 or 11 1/4
Isabel had picked 6 bags of oranges. How many glasses of orange juice could she make if each glass took one-half of a bag?
What is 12
What does KCF stand for?
Keep, Change, Flip
5/6 x 9
What is 15/2 or 7 1/2
Over the summer Oliver grew 8 ⁄9 of an inch taller. Paige also got taller, but she only grew 7 ⁄9 of the amount Oliver grew. What fraction of an inch did Paige grow?
What is 56/81
3/8 divided by 6
What is 1/16
A malt shop used one-fourth of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days would 9 whole boxes last them?
What is 36
Why do you need to know how to multiply fractions in order to divide fractions?
You change the division problem into a multiplication problem.
3/10 x 4/9
What is 2/15
Tom picked 3 ⁄6 a pound of apples, but 3 ⁄8 of them were bad. Of the apples Tom picked, how many pounds were bad?
What is 9/48
3 divided by 2/3
What is 9/2 or 4 1/2
Dave used one-fifth of a cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. If he were to pour the lemonade into 8 smaller glasses how much sugar would be in each glass?
What is 1/40