Multiplying Fractions
½ x ⅕
⅒
What is a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator?
Mrs. Kneizeh 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.
9/7 x 2 1/2
3 3/14
⅓ x ⅐
¹⁄₂₁
Turn into improper fraction: 3 1/2
7/2
Mrs. Todd 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
2 1/3 x 3 3/5
8 2/5
⅔ x ⅕
²⁄₁₅
Turn into improper fraction: 2 3/4
11/4
Mrs. Plouck 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.
7 2/7 x 4 2/3
34
¾ x ⅖
3/10
Turn into improper fraction: 10 2/5
52/5
Mrs. Campos 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
11 1/3 x 6 7/8
77 11/12
⁶⁄₇ x ⅝
¹⁵⁄₂₈
Turn into a mixed number fraction: 64/6
10 2/3
Mrs. Decker noticed that 3/7 of the students in Mrs. Conkey's math class were girls. She also noticed that 1/2 of those girls were wearing pink. What fraction of ALL STUDENTS in the math class were girls wearing pink? Write the multiplication problem and solve.
3/14 of the students
Ruby puts 4 and 3/4 cups of flour into 1 batch of cookies. How much flour will Ruby use for 3 batches?
14 1/4 cups of flour