Multiplying Fractions
3/4 x 8/15
2/5
12 divided by 3/4
16
What is 2 2/4 written as an improper fraction?
10/4
9.8 x 8.3
81.34
34.64 divided by 16
2.165
5/6 x 14/10
7/6 or 1 1/6
1/3 divided by 1/6
2
What is the reciprocal of 3/4?
4/3
0.004 x 0.2
0.0008
14.6 divided by 0.4
36.5
1 2/6 x 9/10
1 1/5
3 3/8 divided by 9/10
3 3/4
When multiplying a number by a fraction less than one, does the number being multiplied increase or decrease in value?
decrease 8 x 1/2 = 4
12.4 x 0.2
2.48
4.23 divided by 1.2
3.525
You exercise for 3/4 of an hour. You jump rope for 1/3 of that time. What fraction of the hour do you spend jumping rope?
1/4 of an hour or 15 minutes
A piece of wood is 3 feet long. How many 3/4 foot pieces can be cut from the piece of wood?
four 3/4-foot pieces can be cut from the piece of wood.
What is the name of a one of a pair of numbers that when multiplied together has a product of 1?
A reciprocal
A bamboo plant grows about 1.25 feet every day. Find the growth of the plant in 1 week.
8.75 feet
At a recycling center, you receive $1.30 for cans. Each can is worth $0.05. How many cans did you recycle?
26 cans
You have 2/3 of a bag of sugar. You use 3/4 of the sugar to make cookies. How much of the entire bag do you use to make the cookies?
1/2 of the entire bag
You have a 75 inch piece of ribbon that you wish to cut into pieces that are 6 1/4 inches each. How many pieces can you cut?
12 pieces
What is another term for the reciprocal of a number?
Multiplicative Inverse
A seafood restaurant offers buffet takeout for $6.99 per pound. You get 0.89 pounds of food. How much does your takeout meal cost?
$6.2211 or $6.22
3 friends go to dinner and share the cost of the meal evenly. If the total cost of the meal is $53.46, how much does each friend pay?
$17.82