multiplying a mixed fractions by a whole number
5 x 2 3/4
55/4 or 13 3/4
find 2/5 of 10
4
1/2 x 1/5
1/10
2 1/2 x 1 1/2
15/4 or 3 3/4
You have 25 beads. You use 2/5 of the beads to make a bracelet. How many beads do you use?
10 beads.
2 x 2 1/2
5/1 or 5
find 7/12 of 6
7/2 or 3 1/2
1/2 x 3/5
3/10
3 1/4 x 2 2/3
26/3 or 8 2/3
A male lion sleeps 5/6 of each day. How many hours does the lion sleeps in 1 week?
140 hours.
3 x 5/9
5/3 or 1 2/3
2/3 x 9
6
5/6 x 7/10
35/60 or 7/12
3 2/5 x 1 9/10
323/50 or 6 23/50
At a school, 3/4 of the students play a sport. Of the students that play a sport, 1/5 play baseball. What fraction of the students at the school play baseball?
3/20
12 x 2/3
8/1 or 8
1/6 of 3
1/2
4/7 x 8/8
32/56 or 4/7
4 1/6 x 3 2/7
575/42 or 13 29/42
Find the area of a rectangle with side lengths of 5/8 and 4/3.
20/ 24 or 5/6
7 x 6/12
7/2 or 3 1/2
1/4 x 12
3
6/9 x 8/2
48/18 or 8/3 or 2 2/3
5 1/4 x 2/5 x 6 1/12
511/40 or 12 31/40
On Monday, you roller-skate 6 1/4 miles. On Tuesday, you skate 1 2/5 times as far as you did on Monday. How many total miles do you roller-skate on Monday and Tuesday combined?
15 miles.