Multiplying Proper Fractions
Sally wanted to plant flowers in her garden. 3/4 of the garden will have flowers, and 1/2 of the flowers were tulips. How much of the whole garden is tulips?
3/8
-4/6 x -2/5
4/15
2/3 x 6
4
1 1/2 x 2 1/5
3 3/10
-1 1/2 x 3 2/5
-5 1/10
5/9 x 3/5
9/45
-2/5 x 3/4
-3/10
3/4 x 20
15
Sara ran 4 3/4 miles with her friends. The next day she ran 2 3/5 miles of what she ran yesterday. How many miles did she run on the second day?
12 7/20
5/10 x 2/3
1/3
-6/7 x -3/8
9/28
11/4 of 8
22
2 1/3 x 2 1/5
5 2/15
9/10 x 4/5
18/25
-1/12 x 3/8
-1/32
3/4 x 15
11 1/4
1 2/5 x 2 1/3
3 4/15
There was 2/5 a plate of bacon left over from breakfast. The next day, 1/2 of the leftover bacon was used for the next morning. What fraction of bacon was eaten the next morning?
1/5
4/11 x -5/8
1/44
6/9 x 14
9 4/9
Tiffany took 2 2/3 brownies to a party. She took home 1 1/5 of the brownies she took to the party. How many brownies were eaten at the party?
3 1/5