Multiply whole number fractions
3 x 4/5
2 2/5
8 X by 2/3
16/3 or 5 1/3
7 X 1/3
7/3 or 2 1/3
12X6
72
The top number of a fraction
What is a numerator?
2/7 x 14
4 or 28/7
4 X by 3/9
12/9 or 1 3/9
9 X 6/12
54/12 4 5/12
90 X 5
450
The bottom number of a fraction.
What is a denominator?
6 x 1/2
3 or 6/2
3 X 6/10
18/10 or 1 8/10
Draw a model to show 5 X 8/10 .
Then write the product.
40/10 or 4
800X6
4800
A number that has a whole number and a fraction.
What is a mixed number?
8 x 5/7
5 5/7 or 40/7
5 X 7/9
35/9 or 3 8/9
Quorra uses 4/5 of a pound of clay to make
Japanese tea bowls each day on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday of this week. How many pounds of clay does she use in all?
12/5 or 2 2/5
125 X 4
500
A fraction with a numerator greater than or equal to the denominator.
What is an improper fraction?
Wally has $84. He used 2/7 of his money to buy a new pair of running shoes =. How much did Wally spend on his new shoes?
$24 or $168/7
9 X 6/8
54/8 or 6 6/8
Arturo raises pigeons in a rooftop coop in
the city. The pigeons eat about 6/10 of a whole
bag of birdseed in 1 day. What fraction of the bag of birdseed do the pigeons eat in
3 days?
18/10 or 1 8/10
2347 X 71
166,637
Do I ever change the denominator?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!