Multiplying Fractions
½ x ⅕
⅒
What is a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator?
Mrs. Evans had baked 3 trays of brownies. She decided to bring 2/3 of what she had to school. What fraction of a pan of brownies did she bring to school? Write the multiplication problem and solve.
2/3 of a pan of brownies.
Can this fraction be simplified? If no, write no. If yes, simplify it:
5/7
No.
⅓ x ⅐
¹⁄₂₁
Turn into improper fraction: 3 1/2
7/2
Mrs. Grosenbach had 3/4 of a box of chocolate with her. She decided to share 1/2 of the box with her friends. What fraction of a box of chocolates did she share? Write the multiplication problem and solve.
3/8 of a box
Can this fraction be simplified? If no, write no. If yes, simplify it:
2/4
Yes: 1/2
⅔ x ⅕
²⁄₁₅
Turn into improper fraction: 2 3/4
11/4
Mrs. Miller was walking through the parking lot and noticed that 5/7 of the vehicles there were cars. Of those cars, she noticed that 1/3 of them were silver. How many of the cars were silver? Write the multiplication problem and solve.
5/21 of the cars.
Can this fraction be simplified? If no, write no. If yes, simplify it:
3/8
No.
¾ x ⅖
3/10
Turn into improper fraction: 10 2/5
52/5
Mrs. Blakely had 5/6 of an hour before she had to leave for school. She spent 2/3 of that time getting ready. What fraction of an hour did Mrs. Blakely spend getting ready for school? Write the multiplication problem and solve.
5/9 of an hour
Can this fraction be simplified? If no, write no. If yes, simplify it:
5/15
Yes: 1/3
⁶⁄₇ x ⅝
¹⁵⁄₂₈
Turn into a mixed number fraction: 64/6
10 4/6
Mrs. Gasior noticed that 3/7 of the students in Mrs. Astrahan's math accel class were boys. She also noticed that 1/2 of the girls were named Mariana. What fraction of ALL STUDENTS in the math class were named Mariana? Write the multiplication problem and solve.
2/7 of the students.
Can this fraction be simplified? If no, write no. If yes, simplify it:
25/30
Yes: 5/6