Fraction by Whole Number
Mrs. George is baking cookies for a Valentine’s bake sale. She needs to make 8 batches of cookies. Each batch of cookies calls for 1/3 cup flour. How much flour does Mrs. George need?
What is 8/3 or 2 2/3
Blanca has 3/4 pound of tuna salad. She uses 1/3 of the tuna salad to make sandwiches. How much of the tuna salad did Blanca use?
3/12 or 1/4
1/3 X 2/5
What is 2/15
Justin operates an orange juice stand. On Monday he used 3/4 of a bag of oranges. On Tuesday he used 1/7 as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Justin use on Tuesday? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 3/28
Frank has a board that is 5/8 yard long. He cuts off a piece that is 3/5 the length of the board. How long is the piece of the board Frank cut off?
15/40
4/5 X 2/3
What is 8/15
What is 1/3 of 4 cups of of chex mix?
4/3 or 1 1/3
Sharon drinks 2/3 of 1/2 pint of lemonade. How much lemonade did Sharon drink?
2/6 or 1/3
5/6 x 3/5
What is 15/30 or 1/2
Madison has 5/6 yard of fabric. She uses 2/5 of the fabric to make a pillow cover. How much fabric did Madison use for the pillow cover?
10/30 or 1/3
3/8 X 2/3
What is 6/24 or 1/4
At Sweet Tarrant School, 3/4 of the students play an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 2/4 play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at Sweet Tarrant School play a string instrument? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 6/16 or 3/8
James owns 4/5 acre of land. He planted corn on 3/4 of his land. How much of the total land has corn planted on it?
15/20 or 3/4
Jacob owns 7/8 of an acre of farmland. He grows beets on 1/2 of the land. On how many acres of land does Jacob grow beets? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
What is 7/16