Multiplying Fractions
Multiplying Fractions Word Problems
Multiplication as Scaling
100
1/2 x 1/4 

1/8

100
Farmer Brown is planting a garden with 2/3 vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable section will have carrots.  What area of the garden will be carrots?

4/6 = 1/3

100
True or False


2/3 x 5 > 2/3

True

200

3/4 x 5/6

15/24 = 5/8

200

Cody is shooting free throws to practice for his basketball game.  He shoots 24 baskets and makes 5/8 of his shots. How many shots did he make in the basket?

15 shots

200

True or False:


1/2 x 1/4 > 1/2

False

300

7 x 4/5

28/5 = 5 3/5

300
Mrs. Oats is getting ready for her students to start an art project.  She needs each of her students to use 3/4 pound of clay and there are 15 students in the class.  How much clay should she have ready?

45/4 = 11 1/4 pounds

300

True or False


3/4 x 5/3 < 3/4

False

400

8 x 2/3

16/3 = 5 1/3

400

John cuts the grass for the neighborhood school.  The field he cuts has a length of 3/4 a mile and a width of 3/5 of a mile.  What is the area of the field he is cutting?

9/20 square mile

400

Do you always get a larger number when multiplying?

No - you only get larger numbers when multiplying a factor by a number LARGER THAN one.

500

6/11 x 7/9

42/99

500

Rob had 3/4 pan of lasagna left over from a dinner party.  He took 1/6 of it to lunch the next day.  How much of the pan did Rob take to lunch?

3/24 or 1/8

500

1/2 x 2/3 = 2/6


Explain why the product is less than the factors.

When multiplying by a number that is LESS THAN one, you get a product that is smaller than the factors.

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