MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE
MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS
DIVIDING
FRACTIONS
WORD PROBLEMS
SIMPLIFY & Mixed/Improper
100
What is the multiplicative inverse of 6/7?
7/6
100
Evaluate: 2 ½ • 4
10
100
Evaluate: 5÷½
10
100
Show the direct translation from the word problem and then solve.
Greg has a bookshelf that is 2 feet wide. He wants to store his video games on the shelf, and each game is 1/4 inches wide. How many games can fit on the shelf?
Direct translation: 24•1/4
Final answer: 96 video games
100
Change from improper to mixed:
44/10
4 2/5
200
What is the multiplicative inverse of 16?
1/16
200
Evaluate: 3 ⅔ • ½
1 5/6
200
Evaluate: 1⅔÷3
5/9
200
Show the direct translation from the word problem and then solve.
Rocky rode his bike a total of 2 ½ miles everyday. How far did he ride after a week?
Direct translation: 2½•7
Answer: 17 ½ miles
200
Change from Mixed to Improper:
5 7/8
47/8
300
What is the multiplicative inverse of 2 ⅝ ?
8/21
300
Evaluate: 5 ½ • ⅛
11/16
300
Evaluate: 5 ½÷2⅝
2 2/21
300
Show the direct translation from the word problem and then solve.
Harry is in a bowling league and won 5/7 of the games played. If he bowls a total of 35 games, how many did he win? How many did he lose?
Direct translation: 35•5/7 (Won), the rest he lost
Final Answer: 25 games won, 10 games lost
300
Change from improper to mixed:
101/2
50 ½
400
What is the multiplicative inverse of 12 ⅛ ?
8/97
400
Evaluate: 8 ⅜ • 4
33 ½
400
Evaluate: 1⅜÷⅜
3 2/3
400
Show the direct translation from the word problem and then solve.
Susan has 5 pears and wants to cut them into thirds. How many slices will she have?
Direct Translation: 5÷1/3
Final Answer: 15 slices
400
Change from mixed to improper:
7 9/10
79/10
500
What is the multiplicative inverse of 11 ⅞?
8/95
500
Evaluate: 7 ⅝ • 2 ⅔
20 1/3
500
Evaluate: ¾÷1⅝
6/13
500
Show the direct translation from the word problem and then solve.
Fred plays on his high school tennis team. His team has won 8/9 of the matches played during the season. If his team played a total of 36 matches, how many did they lose (assuming there weren't any ties!)?
Direct translation: 8/9•36, then subtract 36 from answer, or 1/9•36
Answer:4 matches
500
Change from improper to mixed:
55/4
13 ¾
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