VOCABULARY
MULTIPLYING PROPER FRACTIONS
MULTIPLYING IMPROPER FRACTIONS & MIXED NUMBERS
DIVIDING FRACTIONS & MIXED NUMBERS
REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
100

A fraction whose numerator is greater than the denominator?

Improper fraction

100

½ x ⅓

1/6

100

6/5 x 3/4

9/10

100

⅗ ➗ 6

1/10  

100

Lisa paid $18 for 9 muffins.  How much do 6 muffins cost?

9 muffins = $18

1 muffin = $18 / 9 = $2

6 muffins = 6 x $2


6 muffins = $12 

200

A number that has a whole number part and a fractional part?

Mixed Number


200

Solve and simplify:

⅜ x ⅖

3/20

200

Solve & Simplify:

9/4 x 10/3

7 ½

200

13 ➗ 2/3

19 ½

200

Gomez spent ⅝ of his money on a gift for his brother and ⅙ of his money on a card.  He saved the rest of his money.  What fraction of his money did he save? 

5/24 of his money

300

The _____________ of 1/9 is 9/1.

reciprocal

300

What is ⅘ of 15?

12

300

Solve & Simplify:

28/11 x 44/12

9 ⅓

300

8 ¾ ➗ 3 ½

2 ½

300

Kim has 18 toys.  ⅓ of the toys are teddy bears.  ⅙ of the toys are balls and the rest are dolls. How many dolls does Kim have?

Teddy bears: ⅓ x 18 = 6


Balls: ⅙ x 18 = 3


Dolls: 18 - 6 - 3 = 9


Kim has 9 dolls. 

400

The rule/property that states that 3x6 is the same as 6x3?

Commutative Property of Multiplication

400

Which has the same value as ¾➗3?

a. ¾ x 3   b. ¾ x 3/1    c. ¾ x ⅓   d. ¾ ➗⅓  

C

400

Solve & Simplify:

5 ⅔ x 9 ⅘

55 8/15

400

8 ¾ ➗ ½

17 ½

400

A carnival sold 135 bottles of juice in one day.  They sold ⅓ of the bottles in the first hour and ⅖ of the bottles in the second hour.  How many bottles of juice did they sell altogether in these two hours?

99 bottles of juice

500

The rule that states that any number multiplied by its reciprocal equals 1?

Multiplicative Inverse Property

500

Mo has  ⅝ pounds of flour.  He uses ⅔ of it to bake bread.  How much flour does Mo have left?

5/24 of a pound

500

32 ⅘ x 9 ⅛

299 3/10

500

One of the most beautiful hiking trails in the United States is Glacier Gorge in Rocky Mountains National Park. The hiking trail through Glacier Gorge is 9 ⅗  miles round trip.  If you hike 1 ⅗  miles an hour, how many hours will the round trip take?

6 hours

500

Mimi’s Market sold 24 heads of lettuce one morning.  That afternoon 2/7 of the remaining heads of lettuce were sold.  The number of heads left was ½ of the number the market had at the beginning of the day.  How many heads of lettuce were there at the beginning of the day?

80 heads

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