Fraction x Whole Number
1/2 x 7
7/2 simplified 3 1/2
1/2 x 1/3
1/6
2 1/5 x 4 1/2
9 9/10
A group of children play in an orchestra. 1/4 of the children play a brass instrument. of these children, 2/3 play a trumpet. What fraction of the group of children play a trumpet?
1/4 x 2/3 = 2/12 simplified 1/6
8/20
2/5
12 x 5/6
60/6 simplified 10
3/4 x 5/7
15/28
2 2/7 x 3 1/7
7 9/49
Sammy has a bag of sweets. 2/5 of the sweets are fizzy. Of these fizzy sweets, 3/4 are orange. Which fraction of the sweets are fizzy and orange?
2/5 x 3/4 = 6/20 simplified 3/10
3/9
1/3
3/4 x 8
24/4 simplified 6
4/5 x 2/3
2 1/8 x 4 2/6
9 5/24
At the local zoo, 5/6 of the creatures have fur. Of these furry animals, 1/3 are lions. What fraction of all creatures are lions?
5/6 x 1/3 = 5/18
25/45
5/9
5 x 3/4
15/4 simplified 3 3/4
2/6 x 4/7
8/42 simplified 4/21
1 2/9 x 2 1/4
2 3/4
At the local Italian restaurant, 5/8 of the meals are pasta dishes. Of these pasta dishes, 2/5 use spaghetti. What fraction of all the dishes use spaghetti?
5/8 x 2/5 = 10/40 simplified 1/4
15/50
3/10
4 x 7/3
28/3 simplified 9 1/3
5/6 x 2/3
10/18 simplified 5/9
3 1/4 x 3 1/3
10 5/6
Sandra picked 7/10 of a plant's strawberries. She made a pot of jam which used 2/5 of the strawberries. What fraction of the plant's strawberries went into the pot of jam?
7/10 x 2/5 = 14/50 simplified 7/25
24/30
4/5